Gathering moss : a natural and cultural history of mosses / by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953-.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall.

Mosses.

Mosses--Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 168 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering moss is a mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings. Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly and artfully, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us. Drawing on her experiences as a scientist, a mother, and a Native American, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Preface: Seeing the World Through Moss-Colored Glasses

The Standing Stones

Learning to See

The Advantages of Being Small: Life in the Boundary Layer

Back to the Pond

Sexual Asymmetry and the Satellite Sisters

An Affinity for Water

Binding Up the Wounds: Mosses in Ecological Succession

In the Forest of the Waterbear

Kickapoo

Choices

A Landscape of Chance

City Mosses

The Web of Reciprocity: Indigenous Uses of Moss

The Red Sneaker

Portrait of Splachnum

The Owner

The Forest Gives Thanks to the Mosses

The Bystander

Straw Into Gold

Suggestions for Further Reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-165) and index

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780870716416

0870716417

OCLC:

794701187