The Dying of the Trees
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140158723 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cecil Bothwell said A voice in the wilderness. I may not have not read a more important book in the last decade than this little collection of reports from the woods. It confirms what any more than casual observer of trees must have long suspected: there is not much hope -- for the forests or for us. Little talked to experts across the continent, and walked with them amidst the failing. Startling revelation of how ALL forests in America are dying Everyone has heard about "Waldsterben" (dying forest syndrome) in Germany and we all assume that the forests are relatively healthy here. Charles Little shows that this is not the case at all! From coast to coast and border to border, from western forests to New England forests, the forests everywhere are dying due to weakened immune syste. Vital Information Douglas Grubbs This book has vital information that we need to take into considerstion as we look at today's environmental situation. He is rather pessimistic, understandibly so, and sad about the state of the forests in America let alone the rest of the world. Things look grim and he gives a very good case for seeing it that way. It is strange and kind
Acid rain, heavy metal contamination, smog, increased ultraviolet rays streaming through the growing hole in the ozone layer and atrocious management of forests?from clear-cutting to fire suppression?have so weakened individual trees, as well as ecosystems, that once-routine pests may now be responsible for destruction on an unprecedented scale. From Publishers Weekly In a thoroughly researched book, Little (Hope for the Land) documents the depressing state of U.S. forests. Individual trees are dying at unprecedented rates, numerous woody species are at risk of extinction and the country's forests are disappearing as intact ecosystems. . This book should significantly alter the way we think about our relationship to the natural world. Although the immediate cause of death varies, Little and the numerous ecologists and foresters whom he interviewed argue convincingly that the best explanation is ultimately the environmental havoc humans have wrought. Copyright 1995 Reed Busin
Veteran environmentalist Charles Little explores the phenomenon and concerned response (or lack thereof) . What emerges is a sobering account of the implications for the future of ourplanet.. All over America, a range of human-caused maladiesfatal ozone depletion, ultraviolet rays, acid rain, and the disastrous aftermath of clear-cuttinghas brought tree death and forest decline in its wake