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Eating the sun : how plants power the planet / Oliver Morton.

By:

Morton, Oliver

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2008.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xix, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780007163649
0007163649

Other title:

How plants power the planet

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DDC classification:

22nd 572.46 MOR

LOC classification:

QK882 .M88 2008

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Contents:

In the span of a man's life: Carbon ; Energy ; Light -- In the span of a planet's life: Beginnings ; Fossils ; Forests and feedback ; Grass -- In the span of a tree's life: Humanity ; Energy.

Summary: Traces the science of photosysthesis and its relevance in both history and the modern world, exploring the phenomenon's key role in confronting today's environmental challenges.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	INES Library 570 - Life sciences	572.46 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	2014-0927

Originally published: Great Britain : Fourth Estate, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-442) and index.

In the span of a man's life: Carbon ; Energy ; Light -- In the span of a planet's life: Beginnings ; Fossils ; Forests and feedback ; Grass -- In the span of a tree's life: Humanity ; Energy.

Traces the science of photosysthesis and its relevance in both history and the modern world, exploring the phenomenon's key role in confronting today's environmental challenges.

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