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Trees of Life /

An informative, richly illustrated book about eighty of the world's most important and remarkable trees. Our planet is home to some three trillion trees--roughly four hundred for every person on Earth. In Trees of Life, Max Adams selects, from sixty thousand extant species, eighty remarkable tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adams, Max, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Head of Zeus, 2019.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Cork, Rubber, Mulberry: a cornucopia
  • 2. Dragon's Blood and Jesuit's Bark: trees for dyes, perfumes and medicine
  • 3. From Apple to Walnut: the fruit and nut bearers
  • 4. Sugar and Spice: a cook's bounty
  • 5. Supertrees
  • 6. Trees for the planet