An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of TreesDid you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earthOr that wolves can alter the course of a riverOr that earthworms control wild boar populationsThe natural world is a web of intricate connections,many of which go unnoticed by humans. But it is these connections that maintain nature's finely balanced equilibrium.Drawing on the latest scientific discoveries and decades of experience as a forester,Peter Wohlleben shows us how different animals,plants,rivers,rocks and weather systems cooperate,and what's at stake when these delicate systems are unbalanced.'Peter Wohlleben doesn't merely look,he sees. Let's all learn as much from him as we can,and quickly'Rosamund Young,author of The Secret Life of Cows
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784708498Number of pages: 272Weight: 191 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
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Peter Wohlleben doesn't merely look,he sees. Let's all learn as much from him as we can,and quickly.Fascinating... Wohlleben is right to remind us that everything is joined upA fascinating readPraise for The Hidden Life of Trees: 'Marvellous'Praise for The Inner Life of Animals: 'Always fascinating... Wry,avuncular,careful and kind'
Peter Wohlleben
A German forester,Peter Wohlleben spent over two decades working for Germany's forestry commission developing radical new theories about ecology and arboreal communication. He is the author of the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees which was chosen as Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month as well as The Inner Life of Animals and The Weather Detective.
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