Plant Life category: 1095 books
The Naming of Names
The Search for Order in the World of Plants
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2008
The Naming of Names traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe, reaching its apex during the renaissance.
Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, travelling from Athens in the...
Petrified Forest National Park
A Wilderness Bound in Time
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon—a few American national parks enjoy amusement-park status, eclipsing many other beautiful and significant parks due to their heavy political support and spectacular sights. Visitors to Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona can escape from...
La cueillette des champignons
Petit guide digital des champignons comestibles
Language: French
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans votre ebook "La cueillette de champignons... pour reconnaître facilement les champignons dans les bois !" un guide pratique qui, nous l'espérons, vous aidera à reconnaître facilement les champignons et surtout à vous faire plaisir en allant les...
Découvrir la forêt de manière ludique
Activités pour enseignants de SVT, formateurs, classes vertes et éducation populaire (forêt équatoriale, tropicale et tempérée)
Language: French
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Activités pour professeurs des écoles, enseignants de SVT, formateurs, classes vertes et éducation populaire ( sur la forêt équatoriale, tropicale et tempérée)
Vous êtes professeur(e) des écoles, enseignant(e) ou formateur(rice) et vous souhaitez organiser des activités ludo-pédagogiques...
Nature's Year
Changing Seasons in Central and Eastern Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2012
Nature's Year is an almanac of key events in nature occurring in Central and Eastern Ontario, a region that extends from the Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay in the west to Ottawa and Cornwall in the east. The book is a chronicle of the passing seasons designed to inform cottagers, gardeners, photographers,...
by Duane Ose
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
This book answers all the questions on dowsing, informing the reader as to why and how dowsing works. Moreover, it has the instructions to test oneself to become a dowser. Dowsing locates all objects that I refer to as targets, then to also measure the depths no matter how deep it is to the targets....
by Harold E. Burkhart, Margarida Tomé
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Drawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands. It opens by describing methods for quantifying individual trees, progresses to a thorough coverage of whole-stand, size-class...
Woods & People
Putting Forests on the Map
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
It seems that forests have never been more in the news than they are today. The part played by the tropical forests in sustaining the world's climate is well understood, but they are in drastic decline. The British prehistoric forest was mostly destroyed thousands of years ago to make way for farming....
Street Trees in Britain
A History
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
The trees which line many of the streets in our towns and cities can often be regarded as part of a heritage landscape. Despite the difficult conditions of an urban environment, these trees may live for 100 years or more and represent ‘living history’ in the midst of our modern streetscapes. This...
Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest
A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Trees not only add beauty and value to property but also enhance the physical environment by providing shade, reflecting heat, and blocking wind. Choosing the right trees for the right location and conditions, however, is not always easy: each species has its own requirements for sunlight, water,...
Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway
A Pocket Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This field guide dedicated to wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the vibrant wildflower habitats along the Blue Ridge Parkway in a colorful and portable package. Including full-color photos and easy-to-understand descriptions,...
Wildflowers of Shenandoah National Park
A Pocket Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
The book includes full-color photos and easy-to-understand descriptions. Wildflowers of Shenandoah National Park arranges species by color and family to aid in quick identification. It is the essential quick reference to the wildflowers of one of America’s most beloved national parks.
by Ann Simpson, Rob Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yosemite National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yosemite National Park in a colorful and portable package. Published in cooperation with Yosemite National...
Alberi sapienti, antiche foreste
Come guardare, ascoltare e avere cura del bosco
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 24, 2018
«Se si sta dentro un bosco in posizione di ascolto, prima o poi si avverte, si intuisce la presenza di un flusso di energia che circola tra i rami, le foglie, le radici. Talvolta è un sussurro, altre volte strepiti e grida. È come se le piante parlassero tra loro.» Camminatore infaticabile e sensibilissimo...