Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
by Dr Catriona L. Hurd and 3 more
In coastal seas, from the tropics to the poles, seaweeds supply the energy required to support diverse coastal marine life and provide habitat for invertebrates and fish. Retaining the highly successful approach and structure of the first edition, this is a synthesis of the role of seaweeds in underpinning the functioning of coastal ecosystems worldwide. It has been fully updated to cover the$61.19 USD
A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. An expedition through the fascinating world of fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of some of Earth's most desired foods.In lustrous prose, Adam Leith Gollner draws readers into a Willy Wonka-like world with mangoes that taste like piña coladas,$9.99 USD
Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Growth Responses
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining worldwide$188.09 USD
The Basic Environmental History
by Mauro Agnoletti and 1 more
series Environmental History #4 This book is an introductory instrument to the main themes of environmental history, illustrating its development over time, methodological implications, results achieved and those still under discussion. But the overriding aspiration is to show that the doubts, methods and knowledge elaborated by environmental history have a heuristic value that is far from negligible precisely in its attitude to$116.09 USD
Understanding Environmental Pollution
The third edition of this well-received textbook delivers a concise overview of global and individual environmental pollution for undergraduate courses, presenting students with the tools to assess environmental issues. With more than thirty percent new material, Hill assesses pollution from an international perspective, including air and water pollution, global warming, energy, solid and$56.09 USD
Understanding the Nature of Humus and How It Functions in Farming Systems
Now available in English for the first time, this popular 1943 treatise on biology and biologically correct working of soil from the pen of the famous soil scientist Prof. Dr. Franz Sekera, carefully edited and expanded by his wife, scientist Margareth Sekera, over the years, has long been beloved by farmers and soils scientists in its original German. Starting with the basic concepts of “tilth”$9.99 USD
The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations
by Jeff Gillman and 1 more
Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts," Decoding Gardening Advice is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. Jeff Gillman, the bestselling author of The Truth About Garden Remedies, and Meleah Maynard back up every good recommendation with sound horticultural and botanical science. Decoding Gardening Advice is the first and only hard-hitting, evidence-based$12.79 USD
The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence
by Stefano Mancuso and 2 more
Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independaction or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since anciGreece, moften concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they are too silent, too sedentary -- just too differfrom us. Yet discoveries over the past fifty years$19.99 USD
by Amy Stewart
**The Essential, New York Times–Bestselling Guide to Botany and Booze“A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants.”—NPR's Morning Edition“Amy Stewart has a way of making gardening seem exciting, even a little dangerous.” —The New York Times**Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila$14.39 USD
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
**The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaIn 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular$13.99 USD
Foraging: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Medicinal Herbs
The Book on Wildcrafting, Edible Flowers, Drying Herbs, Spices and their Usage and Storage
by John Franz
Foraging: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Medicinal HerbsHave you always wanted to take the family out on a trip foraging wild plants they could actually eat?Do you want to learn the plants that are OKAY to eat so that you don’t get sick?Do you want to learn about ways to store them, prepare them and eat them?Do you want to learn about the AMAZING MedicinalFree
