The green planet : the secret life of plants /
by Barnes, Simon; British Broadcasting Corporation.
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BookPublisher: London : Witness Books, 2022Description: 319 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781785945533 (hbk.) :; 178594553X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 580 BARSubject(s): Plants | Plant ecology | Popular Science | Popular Science and Nature | Biology, life sciences | Botany & plant sciences | Trees, wildflowers & plants: general interest | The Earth: natural history: general interestSummary: Plants live secret, unseen lives - hidden in their magical world and on their timescale. From the richest jungles to the harshest deserts, from the snowiest alpine forest to the remotest steaming swamp, 'The Green Planet' travels from one great habitat to the next, showing us that plants are as aggressive, competitive and dramatic as the animals on our planet. You will discover agents of death, who ruthlessly engulf their host plant, but also those that form deep and complex relationships with other species, such as the desert cacti who use nectar-loving bats to pollinate.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 580 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003103052X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 580 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003103051X |
TV tie-in.
At head of cover title: BBC.
Includes index.
Plants live secret, unseen lives - hidden in their magical world and on their timescale. From the richest jungles to the harshest deserts, from the snowiest alpine forest to the remotest steaming swamp, 'The Green Planet' travels from one great habitat to the next, showing us that plants are as aggressive, competitive and dramatic as the animals on our planet. You will discover agents of death, who ruthlessly engulf their host plant, but also those that form deep and complex relationships with other species, such as the desert cacti who use nectar-loving bats to pollinate.
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