Tree: A Life Story

图书标准信息

• 作者 David T. Suzuki 著
• 出版社 Greystone Books
• 出版时间 2004-09
• ISBN 9781553650164
• 定价 142.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 190页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

AstorythatspansamillenniumandincludesacastofmillionsThestoryofasingletreeInthisclear,concise,andcaptivatingbook,renownedscientistandenvironmentalistDavidSuzukiandaward-winningwriterWayneGradytellthelifestoryofatree,beginningwhenheatfromadevastatingforestfireopensthousandsofpineconesandsendsmillionsofseedsintotheairMostoftheseseedsperish,butonefallsintothesoilanddevelopsintothetreethatisthesubjectofthisbookSuzukiandGradydescribehowthetreegrowsandreceivesnourishmentandwhatrolethetreeplaysintheforestthroughoutitslifeItactsasahometosuccessionofcreaturesandplaysacrucialroleinthewatercycle,inbreakingrockdownintosoil,andinremovingcarbondioxideandproducingoxygenEvenafterthetreedies,itprovidesahomeformoss,ferns,andotherplants,whichusethetreeasanurselog,anditprovidesnutrientsforinsectsandfungiTreealsolooksatthecommunityoforganismsthatsharethetree'secosystemandattheeventsgoingoninthelargerworldduringthetree'slifetime