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020			_a9780511973895 (ebook)
020			_z9780521518048 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aQK50 _b.K46 2011
082	0	0	_a571.2 _222
100	1		_aKing, John, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aReaching for the Sun : _bHow Plants Work / _cJohn King.
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (312 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_aFrom their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment, exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global warming, pollution of land, water and air, and increasing ocean acidity, are impacting on the lives of plants. King's narrative provides a simple, highly readable introduction, with boxes in each chapter offering additional or more advanced material for readers seeking more detail. He concludes that despite the challenges posed by growing environmental perils, plants will continue to dominate our planet.
650		0	_aPlants
650		0	_aBotany
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521518048
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973895
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