oldfield 1955 (1 risultati)

very good dust-jacket, attractive copy, large and heavy dark blue cloth, tiny ding at top of spine, NOT a remainder. OLDFIELD, SARA, 1955- / RIVERS, MALIN. Rare trees: the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species. Sara Oldfield & Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton & Peter Wilkie. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2023, 399pp., . "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" - 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. ISBN 9781604699524.