Nature's Fabric : Leaves in Science and Culture /

Leaves are all around us-in backyards, cascading from window boxes, even emerging from small cracks in city sidewalks given the slightest glint of sunlight. Perhaps because they are everywhere, it's easy to overlook the humble leaf, but a close look at them provides one of the most enjoyable wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lee, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2021]
Temas:
Leaves.
NATURE / General.
art.
botany.
culture.
evolution.
history.
leaves.
philosophy.
science.
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Preface --   |t One Green Men --   |t Two Leaf History --   |t Three Green Machinery --   |t Four Nature's Fabric --   |t Five Leaf Economics --   |t Six Metamorphosis --   |t Seven Architecture --   |t Eight Shapes and Edges --   |t Nine Surfaces --   |t Ten Veins --   |t Eleven Color --   |t Twelve Food --   |t Thirteen Homes --   |t Fourteen Movements --   |t Fifteen Seeing Leaves --   |t Acknowledgments --   |t Appendix A: Leaf Terminology --   |t Notes for Appendix A --   |t Appendix B: Drying and Preserving Leaves for Craft Projects --   |t Appendix C: Leaves for School Science Labs and Projects --   |t Chapter Notes --   |t Illustration Notes --   |t Index 
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520 |a Leaves are all around us-in backyards, cascading from window boxes, even emerging from small cracks in city sidewalks given the slightest glint of sunlight. Perhaps because they are everywhere, it's easy to overlook the humble leaf, but a close look at them provides one of the most enjoyable ways to connect with the natural world. A lush, incredibly informative tribute to the leaf, Nature's Fabric offers an introduction to the science of leaves, weaving biology and chemistry with the history of the deep connection we feel with all things growing and green. Leaves come in a staggering variety of textures and shapes: they can be smooth or rough, their edges smooth, lobed, or with tiny teeth. They have adapted to their environments in remarkable, often stunningly beautiful ways-from the leaves of carnivorous plants, which have tiny "trigger hairs" that signal the trap to close, to the impressive defense strategies some leaves have evolved to reduce their consumption. (Recent studies suggest, for example, that some plants can detect chewing vibrations and mobilize potent chemical defenses.) In many cases, we've learned from the extraordinary adaptations of leaves, such as the invention of new self-cleaning surfaces inspired by the slippery coating found on leaves. But we owe much more to leaves, and Lee also calls our attention back to the fact that that our very lives-and the lives of all on the planet-depend on them. Not only is foliage is the ultimate source of food for every living thing on land, its capacity to cycle carbon dioxide and oxygen can be considered among evolution's most important achievements-and one that is critical in mitigating global climate change. Taking readers through major topics like these while not losing sight of the small wonders of nature we see every day-if you'd like to identify a favorite leaf, Lee's glossary of leaf characteristics means you won't be left out on a limb-Nature's Fabric is eminently readable and full of intriguing research, sure to enhance your appreciation for these extraordinary green machines. 
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