LEADER 04082nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910782602703321 005 20230721004943.0 010 $a1-282-03358-1 010 $a9786612033582 010 $a0-8135-4653-2 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813546537 035 $a(CKB)1000000000716199 035 $a(EBL)420823 035 $a(OCoLC)437107865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000165635 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11152136 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165635 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10143404 035 $a(PQKB)10722901 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC420823 035 $a(OCoLC)318675740 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8090 035 $a(DE-B1597)529574 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813546537 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL420823 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10281502 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203358 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000716199 100 $a20080326d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreen planet$b[electronic resource] $ehow plants keep the Earth alive /$fStanley A. Rice 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (314 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4453-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index. 327 $aAn injured paradise -- Plants put the oxygen in the air -- Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating -- Shade : trees make good air conditioners -- The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods -- Plants feed the world -- Plants create soil -- Plants create habitats -- Plants heal the landscape -- How agriculture changed the world -- Why we need plant diversity -- What can we do? 330 $a2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Plants are not just a pretty part of the landscape; they keep the entire planet, with all of its human and nonhuman inhabitants, alive. Stanley Rice documents the many ways in which plants do this by making oxygen, regulating the greenhouse effect, controlling floods, and producing all the food in the world. Plants also create natural habitats for all organisms in the world. With illustrations and clear writing for non-specialists, Green Planet helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the Earth from environmental disaster, we must protect wild plants. Beginning with an overview of how human civilization has altered the face of the Earth, particularly by the destruction of forests, the book details the startling consequences of these actions. Rice provides compelling reasons for government officials, economic leaders, and the public to support efforts to save threatened and endangered plants. Global campaigns to solve environmental problems with plants, such as the development of green roofs and the Green Belt Movementùa women's organization in Kenya that empowers communities worldwide to protect the environmentùshow readers that efforts to save wild plants can be successful and beneficial to the economic well-being of nations. Through current scientific evidence, readers see that plants are vital to the ecological health of our planet and understand what can be done to lead to a betterùand greenerùfuture Benefits of plants: Help modulate greenhouse gases Produce almost all oxygen in the air Create cool shade that reduces energy costs Prevent floods, droughts, and soil erosion Produce all of the food in the world Create and preserve soil Create natural habitats Heal the landscape after natural and human disasters 606 $aPlant ecology 606 $aVegetation and climate 606 $aPlants, Useful 615 0$aPlant ecology. 615 0$aVegetation and climate. 615 0$aPlants, Useful. 676 $a581.7 700 $aRice$b Stanley A.$f1957-$01477372 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782602703321 996 $aGreen planet$93692544 997 $aUNINA