From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment, exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global warming, ...
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From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment, exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global warming, pollution of land, water and air, and increasing ocean acidity, are impacting on the lives of plants. King's narrative provides a simple, highly readable introduction, with boxes in each chapter offering additional or more advanced material for readers seeking more detail. He concludes that despite the challenges posed by growing environmental perils, plants will continue to dominate our planet.
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Very good. Ex-library. xi, 298 p. : ill.; 23 cm. LCCN 2010039934 Type of material Book Personal name King, John, 1938-Main title Reaching for the sun: how plants work / John King. Edition 2nd ed. Published/Created Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Description xi, 298 p. : ill.; 23 cm. ISBN 9780521518048 (hardback) 0521518040 (hardback) 9780521736688 (pb) 0521736684 (pb) LC classification QK50. K46 2011 Summary "From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment, exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global warming, pollution of land, water and air, and increasing ocean acidity, are impacting on the lives of plants. King's narrative provides a simple, highly readable introduction, with boxes in each chapter offering additional or more advanced material for readers seeking more detail. He concludes that despite the challenges posed by growing environmental perils, plants will continue to dominate our planet"--Provided by publisher. Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Part I. Plants and Energy: 1. Photosynthesis: the leitmotiv of life; 2. Plant respiration: breathing without lungs; References; Part II. Plant Nutrition: 3. Plants are cool, but why? ; 4. Nutrition for the healthy lifestyle; 5. Nitrogen, nitrogen, everywhere...; 6. Transport of delights; References; Part III. Growth and Development: 7. Growth: the long and the short of it; 8. The time of their lives; 9. A dash of seasoning; 10. Dormancy: a matter of survival; 11. Color, fragrance, and flavor; References; Part IV. Stress, Defense, and Decline: 12. Stressful tranquility; 13. Chemical warfare; 14. Senescence and death; References; Part V. Plants and the Environment: 15. Elemental cycles; 16. The human touch; Genetic engineering in a rapidly changing world; References; Epilogue; Index. LC Subjects Plants. Botany. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 571.2 NAL class no. QK50. K46 2011 National bib no. GBB0B3867 National bib agency no. 015654312 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn665064447
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I love the history and easy to follow along. This book was a required book in my biology239 and was A LOT easier to follow than my big fat Plant Biology book. The vocabulary is a little bit too simple for a biology student but I can give this book to anyone else who is not into biology. I learned so much from this book.