Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function
- ISBN-10
- 081354226X
- ISBN-13
- 9780813542263
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Authors
- Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, James M. Trappe
Description
The book makes a compelling case that we must first understand the complexity and interdependency of species and habitats from the microscopic level to the gigantic.
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- 2008-02-01
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