Bibliograph

Rare trees, the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species, Sara Oldfield & Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton & Peter Wilkie

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Rare trees, the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species, Sara Oldfield & Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton & Peter Wilkie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rare trees

Oclc number

1306541097

Responsibility statement

Sara Oldfield & Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton & Peter Wilkie

Sub title

the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species

Summary

"The Global Trees Campaign tells the tales of the world's most rare, vaunted, important, and charismatic trees and the conservators and scientists they have working in the field to save them. The book will celebrate trees while drawing a broad audience's attention to their plight and the GTC's mission. The coauthors have interviewed international tree experts and weave tales full of interesting facts and sidebar factoids, bringing the GTC's work to life. Photos add richness and context to the narrative"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Trees and their ecosystems. Tropical rainforests ; Tropical cloud forests ; Tropical dry forests ; Temperate and boreal forests ; Islands -- Trees and their uses. Medicine, poisons, and perfumes ; Precious timbers and music woods ; Fruit and nut trees ; Ornamental trees -- Special tree groups. Conifers ; Magnolias ; Ashes ; Oaks ; Dipterocarps ; Palms ; Sapotaceae -- Epilogue

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Fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species

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