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Kingdom of Plants: A Journey Through Their Evolution

Door Will Benson

Categorie
Tuin & Tuinieren
Boeknummer
#335902-WB6
Titel
Kingdom of Plants: A Journey Through Their Evolution
Auteur
Benson, Will
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London/Kew : HarperCollins Publishers/Botanical Gardens
Jaar van uitgave
2012
ISBN10
0007463332
ISBN13
9780007463336
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting
This book accompanies the landmark television series Kingdom of Plants 3D: With David Attenborough. In the last 500 million years, plants have undertaken an epic journey that has not only spanned the ages but has altered the very make-up of the planet. It was a journey that began in a dark and barren world, and has culminated in a planet that is draped in rich colours, and overflowing with a diversity of mystifying orchids, exploding seed pods and snapping carnivorous plants. But plants are far more than just beautiful and bizarre. Through the chapters of this book we uncover how plants first began to live on land, how they have become linked with a multitude of animal and fungi partners, and how ultimately they have shaped both landscapes and cultures. With an introduction by Professor St... (Lees verder)ephen Hopper, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, as well as contributions from leading botanists and horticulturists, this book unpicks the strands of our planet's network of botanical life. Through its pages we reveal the extraordinary ways in which plants have come to live and thrive in all habitats, and we discover how they can provide us with answers to many of the problems that face humanity in our modern age. For more information, please visit: www. kingdomofplants. com
Pagina's
256
Conditie
Goed — Dust jacket very slightly worn at top edge, otherwise fine.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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