LEADER 02663nam 2200469 450 001 9910424633103321 005 20210401235739.0 010 $a3-030-45854-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-45854-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011508764 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-45854-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6381315 035 $a(PPN)258307056 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011508764 100 $a20210401d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDesert weeds $epersonal narrative on botanical first responders /$fGarry Rogers 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (XIII, 353 p. 307 illus., 194 illus. in color.) 311 $a3-030-45853-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- The weed problem -- The lives of weeds -- Controlling weeds -- Weeds, nature conservation, and global warming -- Coldwater farm habitats -- Drawings, paintings, and photographs -- Plant names -- Desert weeds identification -- Field guide -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- References -- Index. 330 $aIn their rapid colonization of soil exposed by fires, floods, and grazing animals, weeds resemble the human specialists we label Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Weeds are the first responders when disasters occur in nature. They occupy bare soil and prevent erosion by wind and water. In extreme cases such as a landslide, weeds are essential to the healing processes that replace the lost soil. Like a Band-Aid on a skinned knee, weeds protect the land while it recovers. Besides protecting the soil after disaster, weeds provide food for wildlife, and some of them provide food and medicine for people. Able to withstand harsh conditions, weeds will proliferate as global warming and other human impacts intensify. Thus, nature?s EMTs will increase while all other plants decline. The book provides a succinct definition of weeds according to their form and function in ecosystem processes. The narrative uses a representative set of weed species from a desert location to illustrate the full range of weed characteristics. 606 $aDesert plants 606 $aDesert ecology 615 0$aDesert plants. 615 0$aDesert ecology. 676 $a581.754 700 $aRogers$b Gary$f1938-$01064169 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910424633103321 996 $aDesert weeds$92536680 997 $aUNINA