The hidden life of trees what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world
"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English German |
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Vancouver, BC, Canada :
David Suzuki Institute : Greystone Books Ltd,
[2016]
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | "A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Bäume"--Title page verso. "English translation ... Jane Billinghurst"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781771642484 1771642483 |
| Author Notes: | Peter Wohlleben spent over twenty years working for the forestry commission in Germany before leaving to put his ideas of ecology into practice. He now runs an environmentally-friendly woodland in Germany, where he is working for the return of primeval forests. He is the author of numerous books about the natural world including The Hidden Life of Trees , The Inner Lives of Animals , and The Secret Wisdom of Nature , which together make up his bestselling The Mysteries of Nature Series. He has also written numerous books for children including Can You Hear the Trees Talking? and Peter and the Tree Children . Dr. Suzanne Simard is the New York Times bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree . She is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia, where she leads The Mother Tree Project and co-directs the Belowground Ecosystem Group. Jane Billinghurst's career has been in book publishing in the UK, the US, and Canada, as an editor, publisher, writer, and translator. She is the translator of the New York Times-bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees by German forester Peter Wohlleben. |
