BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Genesis -- Kew calling -- Resurrection in Rodrigues Island -- The messiah in Mauritius -- Talking tortoises -- River deep, mountain high -- The recycling plant -- Water babies -- Victoria's secrets -- Warm waterlilies -- Hot property -- Bolivian botany -- Peruvian plants -- Flora of Australia. |
Summary |
In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers from the Amazon to the jungles of Mauritius to deep within the Australian Outback in search of the rare and the vulnerable. Back in the lab, we watch as he develops groundbreaking, left-field techniques for rescuing species from extinction, encouraging them to propagate and thrive once again. Along the way, he offers moving, heartfelt stories about the secrets contained within these incredible organisms. |
System details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
Other edition |
Original 9780385543613 |
Subject |
Plant conservation.
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Genre |
Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic books.
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Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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ISBN |
9780385543620
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038554362X
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STANDARD # |
69FBBBBD-8123-48F4-814D-2E06B0114D43 OverDrive |
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