Jonathan W Silvertown (41 results)

Condition: Good. paperback / softback. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. paperback / softback. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Very Good. paperback / softback. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This revised edition deals with the latest developments in the technical areas of plant competition and the theory of coexistence. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG softcover. 3rd edition. Owner's name on first page; spine a little faded, otherwise a very nice clean copy Used - Very Good. VG softcover.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In this provocative reimagining of what it is to be a plant, an evolutionary biologist draws on a lifetime of research to offer a beguiling behind-the-scenes perspective on how plants really work--and how we truly depend on leaves for our survival. For readers of Entangled Life and An Immense World. Leaves are so familiar that they are easy to overlook. Yet it is through leaves that plants perform their magic--not least building towers of wood from the unlikeliest of raw materials: carbon dioxide, a shower of rain, a heap of dung, and some sunlight. The air we breathe is cleaned by leaves. Everything we eat that comes from the land began as a leaf. More water is transpired through leaves than flows through all the streams and rivers on Earth. Rendering complex concepts of plant biology into engaging and accessible prose, Jonathan Silvertown revels in the evolutionary success of these magicians of the natural world. If leaves are so vital to plant life, why did land plants have none at all for the first 50 million years of their evolution? Today, there are easily more leaves on Earth than stars in our galaxy. What changed? Silvertown explains how leaves grow, the ways they protect themselves against invaders, and the reasons they take such diverse shapes, sizes, and color. By reframing the leaf as a solar panel, rainmaker, lunch box, chemistry set, shapeshifter, soil maker, geometric designer, and more, Nature's Magicians reveals just how essential leaves are to life on this planet--and reminds us that nature's smallest components often contain its greatest wonders. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New. pp. 202.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. pp. 202 Index.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 224 Figures, Illus.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. A clean tight copy. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. 324212.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this provocative reimagining of what it is to be a plant, an evolutionary biologist draws on a lifetime of research to offer a beguiling behind-the-scenes perspective on how plants really workand how we truly depend on leaves for our survival. For readers of Entangled Life and An Immense World.Leaves are so familiar that they are easy to overlook. Yet it is through leaves that plants perform their magicnot least building towers of wood from the unlikeliest of raw materials: carbon dioxide, a shower of rain, a heap of dung, and some sunlight. The air we breathe is cleaned by leaves. Everything we eat that comes from the land began as a leaf. More water is transpired through leaves than flows through all the streams and rivers on Earth. Rendering complex concepts of plant biology into engaging and accessible prose, Jonathan Silvertown revels in the evolutionary success of these magicians of the natural world. If leaves are so vital to plant life, why did land plants have none at all for the first 50 million years of their evolution Today, there are easily more leaves on Earth than stars in our galaxy. What changed Silvertown explains how leaves grow, the ways they protect themselves against invaders, and the reasons they take such diverse shapes, sizes, and color. By reframing the leaf as a solar panel, rainmaker, lunch box, chemistry set, shapeshifter, soil maker, geometric designer, and more, Nature's Magicians reveals just how essential leaves are to life on this planetand reminds us that nature's smallest components often contain its greatest wonders.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In this provocative reimagining of what it is to be a plant, an evolutionary biologist draws on a lifetime of research to offer a beguiling behind-the-scenes perspective on how plants really work--and how we truly depend on leaves for our survival. For readers of Entangled Life and An Immense World. Leaves are so familiar that they are easy to overlook. Yet it is through leaves that plants perform their magic--not least building towers of wood from the unlikeliest of raw materials: carbon dioxide, a shower of rain, a heap of dung, and some sunlight. The air we breathe is cleaned by leaves. Everything we eat that comes from the land began as a leaf. More water is transpired through leaves than flows through all the streams and rivers on Earth. Rendering complex concepts of plant biology into engaging and accessible prose, Jonathan Silvertown revels in the evolutionary success of these magicians of the natural world. If leaves are so vital to plant life, why did land plants have none at all for the first 50 million years of their evolution? Today, there are easily more leaves on Earth than stars in our galaxy. What changed? Silvertown explains how leaves grow, the ways they protect themselves against invaders, and the reasons they take such diverse shapes, sizes, and color. By reframing the leaf as a solar panel, rainmaker, lunch box, chemistry set, shapeshifter, soil maker, geometric designer, and more, Nature's Magicians reveals just how essential leaves are to life on this planet--and reminds us that nature's smallest components often contain its greatest wonders. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 331 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.