The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Tim Flannery ; translation by Jane Billinghurst.
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.; Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- writer of foreword.; Simard, S. (Suzanne), scientific advisor.; Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
2016
QK475 .W59513 2016eb
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Title
The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Tim Flannery ; translation by Jane Billinghurst.
Author
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.
Uniform Title
Geheime Leben der Bäume. English
ISBN
9781925435108 (electronic book)
1925435105 (electronic book)
9781771642491 (electronic book)
1771642491 (electronic book)
9781771642484
1771642483
9781771642507
1771642505
Published
Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from the German.
Description
1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
QK475 .W59513 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
582.16
Summary
Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland.
Note
"Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Bäume"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index.
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Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- writer of foreword.
Simard, S. (Suzanne), scientific advisor.
Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
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Hidden life of trees.
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Foreword / by Tim Flannery
Introduction to the English edition
Introduction
Friendships
The language of trees
Social security
Love
The tree lottery
Slowly does it
Forest etiquette
Tree school
United we stand, divided we fall
The mysteries of moving water
Trees aging gracefully
Mighty oak or mighty wimp?
Specialists
Tree or not tree?
In the realm of darkness
Carbon dioxide vacuums
Woody climate control
The forest as water pump
Yours or mine?
Community housing projects
Mother ships of biodiversity
Hibernation
A sense of time
A question of character
The sick tree
Let there be light
Street kids
Burnout
Destination north!
Tough customers
Turbulent times
Immigrants
Healthy forest air
Why is the forest green?
Set free
More than just a commodity
Note from a forest scientist / by Dr. Suzanne Simard.

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