In search of the canary tree : the story of a scientist, a cypress, and a changing world / Lauren E. Oakes ; illustrations by Kate Cahill & cartography by Erik Steiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakes, Lauren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oakes, Lauren.

Ecologists--Biography.

Ecologists.

SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change.

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany.

Local Subjects:

SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change.

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

Summary:

Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death of this species meant loss for many Alaskans. Oakes and her research team wanted to chronicle how plants and people could cope with their rapidly changing world. Amidst the standing dead, she discovered the resiliency of forgotten forests, flourishing again in the wake of destruction, and a diverse community of people who persevered to create new relationships with the emerging environment. Eloquent, insightful, and deeply heartening, In Search of the Canary Tree is a case for hope in a warming world.

Contents:

Ghosts and graveyards

Stand still

Fear and forests in changing climate

Solving puzzles

Countdown

Thrive

Coveted

Apart and a part

Saturation point

Measured and immeasurable

The greatest opportunity

The sentinels.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781541697126

154169712X

OCLC:

1029442155