The Arbornaut : A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees above Us.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowman, Margaret.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lowman, Margaret.

Plant ecologists.

Rain forest ecology--Research.

Rain forest ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2021.

Summary:

Nicknamed the 'Real-Life Lorax' by National Geographic, the botanist and conservationist Meg Lowman takes us on an adventure into the eighth continent of the world's treetops, along her journey as a scientist, and into climate action.

Contents:

Cover

About the Author and Praise

Also by the Author

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

FOREWORD

TEN TIPS OF FIELD BIOLOGY FOR EVERY ASPIRING ARBORNAUT

PROLOGUE

1: FROM WILDFLOWER TO WALLFLOWER

American Elm (Ulmus americana)

2: BECOMING A FOREST DETECTIVE

My Favorite Birches (Betula papyrifera, B. pendula, and B. pubescens)

3: ONE HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR

Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)

4: WHO ATE MY LEAVES?

Giant Stinging Tree (Dendrocnide excelsa)

5: DIEBACK IN THE OUTBACK

New England Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica)

6: HITTING THE GLASS CANOPY

Figs (Ficus spp.)

7: ARBORNAUTS FOR A WEEK

The Great Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra)

8: TIGER TRACKS, TREE LEOPARDS, AND VEDIPPALA FRUITS

Vedippala (Cullenia exarillata)

9: A TREETOP BIOBLITZ

Dark Red Meranti (Shorea curtisii)

10: BUILDING TRUST BETWEEN PRIESTS AND ARBORNAUTS

Red Stinkwood or African Cherry (Prunus africana)

11: CLASSROOMS IN THE SKY-FOR EVERYONE!

Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

12: CAN WE SAVE OUR LAST, BEST FORESTS?

GLOSSARY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781761062346

1761062344

OCLC:

1261367959