The author repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world to stop, listen, and look, exploring each tree's connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants, and demonstrating how the lives of trees and people are deeply interwoven. Several trees, including a balsam fir in Ontario and an Amazonian ceibo, are located in areas that seem mostly natural, but which are affected by industrial...

"The story of a tree is a story of community, communication, and cooperation. Although trees may seem like silent, independent organisms, they form a network buzzing with life: they talk, share food, raise their young, and offer protection. Trees thrive on diversity, learn from their ancestors, and give back to their communities. Trees not only sustain life on our planet--they can also teach us important lessons about patience, survival, and teamwork....

A comprehensive look at the tropical forest biome, examining its climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some particular tropical forest locations.

En los bosques suceden cosas sorprendentes: arboles que se comunican entre si, arboles que aman y cuidan a sus hijos y a sus viejos y enfermos vecinos; arboles sensibles, con emociones, con recuerdos... Increible, pero cierto. Peter Wohlleben, guarda forestal y amante de la naturaleza, narra en este libro fascinantes historias sobre las insospechadas y extraordinarias habilidades de los arboles. Una fascinante manera de conocer mejor a unos seres...

Discusses the types of animals that live in the rain forest and come out at night.

Details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them.

A story which covers the life cycle of a forest, from the devastation of a fire to its gradual renewal as a vital ecosystem.