In search of the canary tree : the story of a scientist, a cypress, and a changing world / Lauren E....
In search of the canary tree : the story of a scientist, a cypress, and a changing world / Lauren E....
In search of the canary tree : the story of a scientist, a cypress, and a changing world / Lauren E. Oakes ; illustrations by Kate Cahill & cartography by Erik Steiner.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/0271
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ghosts and graveyards -- Stand still -- Fear and forests in changing climate -- Solving puzzles -- Countdown -- Thrive -- Coveted -- Apart and a part -- Saturation point -- Measured and immeasurable -- The greatest opportunity -- The sentinels.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death of this species meant loss for many Alaskans. Oakes and her research team wanted to chronicle how plants and people could cope with their rapidly changing worl...
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In search of the canary tree : the story of a scientist, a cypress, and a changing world / Lauren E. Oakes ; illustrations by Kate Cahill & cartography by Erik Steiner.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0271
Record Identifier
74VKV0voLDab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV0voLDab
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ISBN
9781541697126 (hardcover)
154169712X (hardcover)
DDC
577.092
MMS ID
991024224103802626
