Around the world in 80 trees

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Ecologist Jonathan Drory follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg and talks about the eighty majestic trees of our planet. Botany helps him to highlight the role of trees in all aspects of human life. Trees give us shelter and inspiration, not to mention raw materials for all sorts of things, including aspirin and maple syrup. The reader will walk under the lindens of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate Germans in love and hungry bees, through the luxurious streets of nineteenth century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus, and through the redwood forests in California, where you can learn the secret of the dizzying height of these trees, looking closely to the properties of the smallest droplets of water. Lucille Claire illustrated all these incredible but true stories - with monks who turned themselves into mummies, tree-climbing goats and slightly radioactive nuts. Her drawings make the journey not only educational, but also beautiful. The book combines history, science and a lot of bizarre details, so there are surprises for everyone. It is perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben and will certainly make everyone want to go on a trip around the world or just look into the local botanical garden. The perfect guide for nature lovers. The book was included in the lists of books of the year (2018) according to the Evening Standard and The Times. From the author: Trees on our planet are remarkably diverse - at least sixty thousand individual species are known today. They cannot run away from animals that are ready to profit from them, therefore they produce unpleasant, repellent substances, and also secrete gum, resin and latex to drown, poison, immobilize insects and other aggressors and keep fungi and bacteria out. These defense mechanisms have given us chewing gum, erasers, and even the world's longest-traded luxury item: incense. Some trees, such as alder, have learned to live in damp places, their wood is resistant to decay. Venice literally stands on them. However, trees did not evolve to meet human needs. They have adapted to environmental niches for millions of years in order to survive and give rise to the next generation. The fittest gave more abundant offspring and spread more widely. My favorite stories are those in which some aspect of the tree's life unexpectedly affects a person. The connection between the mopane and a species of butterfly enriches the diet of millions of southern Africans. The hybridization of the Leyland cypress has become a rare botanical event, the consequences of which say a lot about the British and their attitude to private life. For this book, I have selected eighty of the most interesting and vivid stories, but they illustrate only a small fraction of the many connections between trees and people. For all nature lovers.

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Barcode: 9785001696636 SKU: 70145269 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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