The hidden life of trees what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware. Much like human famil...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2016.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, and support them as they grow, sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a result of such interactions, trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old. In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group. Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities; he describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around him. As he says, a happy forest is a healthy forest, and he believes that eco-friendly practices not only are economically sustainable but also benefit the health of our planet and the mental and physical health of all who live on Earth. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Format: | Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1539 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1308 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
| ISBN: | 9781771642491 |
| 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 . To learn more about Peter and his books, visit his website at peterwohllebenbooks.com. 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. |
