The Hidden Company That Trees Keep: Life from Treetops to Root Tips - Couverture souple

Nardi, James B.

 
9780691277455: The Hidden Company That Trees Keep: Life from Treetops to Root Tips
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ISBN 10 : 0691277451 ISBN 13 : 9780691277455
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2025

Synopsis

A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbes

You can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that trees share with a wondrous array of creatures. With their elaborate immune responses, trees recruit a host of allies as predators and parasites to defend against uninvited advances from organisms that chew on leaves, drain sap, and bore into wood. Microbial life thrives in the hidden spaces of leaf scales, twigs, and bark, while birds, mammals, and insects benefit from the more visible resources trees provide. In return, animals help with pollination, seed dispersal, and recycling of nutrients. The Hidden Company That Trees Keep blends marvelous storytelling with beautiful illustrations and the latest science to reveal how the lives of trees are intertwined with those of their diverse companions.

  • Features a wealth of richly detailed drawings accompanied by breathtaking images of microscopic landscapes on leaf, bark, and root surfaces
  • Includes informative fact boxes
  • Draws on new discoveries in biology and natural history
  • Written by one of the world's leading naturalists

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À propos de l?auteur

James B. Nardi is a research scientist in the School of Integrative Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His books include Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners, Discoveries in the Garden, and Close Encounters with Insects and Spiders.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691277451
ISBN 13 
9780691277455
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
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9780691237978: The Hidden Company That Trees Keep: Life from Treetops to Root Tips

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0691237972 ISBN 13 :  9780691237978
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2023
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