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Desert Weeds = Personal Narrative on Botanical First Responders /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Desert Weeds/ by Garry Rogers.
Reminder of title:	Personal Narrative on Botanical First Responders /
Author:	Rogers, Garry.
Description:	XIII, 353 p. 307 illus., 194 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Plant ecology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45854-6
ISBN:	9783030458546

Desert Weeds = Personal Narrative on Botanical First Responders /
Rogers, Garry.

Desert WeedsPersonal Narrative on Botanical First Responders /[electronic resource] :by Garry Rogers. - 1st ed. 2020. - XIII, 353 p. 307 illus., 194 illus. in color.online resource.

Preface -- The weed problem -- The lives of weeds -- Controlling weeds -- Weeds, nature conservation, and global warming -- Coldwater farm habitats -- Drawings, paintings, and photographs -- Plant names -- Desert weeds identification -- Field guide -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- References -- Index.

In their rapid colonization of soil exposed by fires, floods, and grazing animals, weeds resemble the human specialists we label Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Weeds are the first responders when disasters occur in nature. They occupy bare soil and prevent erosion by wind and water. In extreme cases such as a landslide, weeds are essential to the healing processes that replace the lost soil. Like a Band-Aid on a skinned knee, weeds protect the land while it recovers. Besides protecting the soil after disaster, weeds provide food for wildlife, and some of them provide food and medicine for people. Able to withstand harsh conditions, weeds will proliferate as global warming and other human impacts intensify. Thus, nature’s EMTs will increase while all other plants decline. The book provides a succinct definition of weeds according to their form and function in ecosystem processes. The narrative uses a representative set of weed species from a desert location to illustrate the full range of weed characteristics.

ISBN: 9783030458546

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-45854-6doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

655434
Plant ecology.

LC Class. No.: QK900-989

Dewey Class. No.: 581.7

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