The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: 309 pages ; 25 cmISBN:- 0393244407
- 9780393244403
- QR111 .M66 2016
- QW 4
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection | S596.75 .M66 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800155350 |
Pacific Northwest author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War in the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health.
"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.