Name: Hidden World. The Survival Systems of Plants
Price: 39.19 EUR
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Author: Kevin Tarner;Rachel Hughes
ISBN: 9780820370026

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Hidden World. The Survival Systems of Plants

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books

Author

Kevin Tarner;Rachel Hughes

Year

2025

Pages

488

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.60 x 17.80 cm

ISBN13

9780820370026

Hidden World. The Survival Systems of Plants

Kevin Tarner;Rachel Hughes (Author) · Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books · Paperback

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Synopsis "Hidden World. The Survival Systems of Plants"

For millions of years, plants have managed to resist and defend themselves from a continuous onslaught of life-threatening events. What Kevin Tarner and Rachel Hughes reveal here are the creative and constantly changing methods plants call on to survive in the face of a world that often doesn’t want them to. Despite the daunting pressures of being eaten by other species and competing among themselves for water, sunlight, and pollinators, plants manage to survive by calling on a deep well of ingenious strategies. Unsurprisingly, these tactics have not only affected the success of plants, but humans have also been impacted by them in our own passage through time. We have coexisted with, and even co-opted, plant defense, resulting in tremendous benefits for our species. Indeed, these adaptations are so intimately parallel to our daily lives that we often bump into them unwittingly. This can happen when we cook vegetables, add spices to our food, brew coffee, or smell plants we use for decoration. Such interactions provide opportunity to discuss just a few of the survival strategies Tarner and Hughes explore in Hidden World.