Book ID: 87970
Dawson, John and Rob Lucas
The Nature of Plants: Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations. 2005. 205 col. photogr. 314 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
A book about the adaptations of plants to their often challenging habitats.
Preface/ The Freeloaders - Plants Using Plants/ Not Enough Water - the Plants of Deserts and Seasonally Arid Places/ Rising from the Ashes - Plants and Fire/ Serpentine and Salt - Coping with Toxic Soils/ Too Much Water - Plants of Rivers, Lakes, Swamps, and Margins of the Sea/ Too Cold for Trees - Mountain and Arctic Plants/ A Love - Hate Relationship - Plants and Animals/ Mostly Hidden Relationships - Plants, Fungi Bacteria/ Plant Evolution Through the Ages - An Overview.