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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
The Hidden Company That Trees Keep
:
Life from Treetops to Root Tips
Contains:
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Prologue
Chapter 1. The Many Forms and Functions of a Tree’s Companions
Chapter 2. Out on a Limb: Living on Leaves, Buds, and Twigs
Chapter 3. Tapping a Tree’s Circulatory System
Chapter 4. The World between Bark and Heartwood
Chapter 5. In the Company of Flowers and Fruits
Chapter 6. The World beneath a Tree
Chapter 7. Observing Firsthand
Epilogue
References
Index
Description:
A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbesYou can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that trees share with a wondrous array of creatures. With their elaborate immune responses, trees recruit a host of allies as predators and parasites to defend against uninvited advances from organisms that chew on leaves, drain sap, and bore into wood. Microbial life thrives in the hidden spaces of leaf scales, twigs, and bark while birds, mammals, and insects benefit from the more visible resources trees provide. In return, animals help with pollination, seed dispersal, and recycling of nutrients. The Hidden Company That Trees Keep blends marvelous storytelling with beautiful illustrations and the latest science to reveal how the diverse lives of these companions are intertwined with those of their trees.Features a wealth of richly detailed drawings accompanied by breathtaking images of microscopic landscapes on leaf, bark, and root surfacesIncludes informative fact boxesDraws on new discoveries in biology and natural historyWritten by one of the world’s leading naturalists