In praise of plants / Francis Hallé ; translated and with a foreword by David Lee.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Portland : Timber Press, 2002.Description: 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 0881925500
- 9780881925500
- 9781604692624
- 1604692626
- Eloge de la plante. English
- QK45.2 .H32513 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-325) and index.
Foreword / David Lee -- Ch. 1. Plants, Animals, and Humans -- Ch. 2. A Visit to the Landscape of Form -- Ch. 3. The Cell -- Ch. 4. Plant Biochemistry in a Nutshell -- Ch. 5. Evolution -- Ch. 6. Of Other Living Beings -- Ch. 7. Ecology.
Looks at such topics in botany as plant manipulation of animals, ecological genocide, and biologists' bias against plants.