The New Science of Plant Intelligence and the Mystery of What Makes a Mind
A vida secreta das árvores: O que elas sentem e como se comunicam - As descobertas de um mundo oculto (Portuguese Edition)
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So trees communicate by means of olfactory, visual, and electrical signals. (The electrical signals travel via a form of nerve cell at the tips of the roots.)
Peter Wohlleben • The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature Book 1)
In The Overstory, Richard Powers summed up the holistic realization of ecology: ‘There are no individuals in a forest, no separable events. The bird and the branch it sits on are a joint thing. A third or more of the food a big tree makes may go to feed other organisms. Even different kinds of trees form partnerships. Cut down a birch, and a nearby
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Trees know when we’re close by. The chemistry of their roots and the perfumes their leaves pump out change when we’re near …. When you feel good after a walk in the woods, it may be that certain species are bribing you. So many wonder drugs have come from trees, and we haven’t yet scratched the surface of the offerings. Trees have long been trying
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