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Overview"The carbon dioxide that industrial civilization spews into the atmosphere has dramatic consequences for life on Earth that extend beyond climate change. CO2 levels directly affect plant growth, in turn affecting any kind of life that depends on plants--in other words, everything. Greenhouse Planet reveals the stakes of increased CO2 for plants, people, and ecosystems--from crop yields to seasonal allergies and from wildfires to biodiversity. The veteran plant biologist Lewis H. Ziska describes the importance of plants for food, medicine, and culture and explores the complex ways higher CO2 concentrations alter the systems on which humanity relies. He explains the science of how increased CO2 affects various plant species and addresses the politicization and disinformation surrounding these facts. Ziska confronts the claim that ""CO2 is plant food,"" a longtime conservative talking point. While not exactly false, it is deeply misleading. CO2 doesn't just make ""good"" plants grow; it makes all plants grow. It makes poison ivy more poisonous, kudzu more prolific, cheatgrass more flammable. CO2 stimulates some species more than others: weeds fare particularly well and become harder to control. Many crops grow more abundantly but also become less nutritious. And the further effects of climate change will be formidable." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lewis H Ziska , Tom PerkinsPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798212397322Publication Date: 20 December 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLewis H. Ziska is associate professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. He served for nearly twenty-five years as a scientist at the US Department of Agriculture, resigning in 2019 to protest interference by the Trump administration with his research into the effects of rising carbon dioxide on rice cultivation. His books include Agriculture, Climate Change, and Food Security in the Twenty-First Century: Our Daily Bread. An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and has more than sixty titles to his credit. He learned by working with the world's best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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