Marsh, George Perkins Man and Nature ISBN 13: 9781230317151

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. THE WOODS. THE HABITABLE EARTH ORIGINALLY WOODED--THE FOREST DOES NOT FURNISH FOOD FOR KAN--FIRST REMOVAL OF THE WOODS EFFECTS OF FIRE ON FOREST SOIL EFFECTS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FOREST--ELECTRICAL INFLUENCE OF TREES--CHEMICAL INFLUENCE OF THE FOREST. INFLUENCE OF THE FOREST, CONSIDERED AS INOROANIO MATTER, ON TEMPERATURE: a, ABSORBINO AND EMITTING SURFACE; b, TREES AS CONDUCTORS OF HEAT; C, TREES IN SUMMER AND IN WINTER; d, D'kad PRODUCrS OF TREES; e, TREES AS A SHELTER TO GROUNDS TO THE LEEWARD OF THEM; /, TREES AS A PROTECTION AGAINST MALARIA--THE FOREST, AS INORGANIC MATTER, TENDS TO MITIGATE EXTREMES. TREES AS ORGANISMS: SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE--TOTAL INFLUENCE OF TIIK FOREST ON TEMPERATURE. INFLUENCE OF FORESTS ON THE HUMIDITY OF THE AIR AND THE EARTH: a, AS INORGANIC MATTER; b, AS ORGANIC WOOD MOSSES AND FUNGI FLOW OF SAP ABSORPTION AND EMALATION OF MOISTURE BY TREES--BALANCE OF CONFLICTING INFLUENCES--INFLUENCE OF THE FOREST ON TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION--INFLUENCE OF THE FOREST ON THE HUMIDITY OF THE SOIL ITS INFLUENCE ON THE FLOW OF SPRINGS--GENERAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WOODS--LITERATURE AND CONDITION OF THE FOREST IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES--THE INFLUENCE OF THK FOREST ON INUNDATIONS --DESTRUCTIVE ACTION OF TORRENTS--THE PO AND ITS DEPOSITS--MOUNTAIN SLIDES--PROTECTION AOAINST TnE FALL OF ROCKS AND AVALANCHES BY TREES--PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FOREST--AMERICAN FOREST TREES--SPECIAL CAUSES OF THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN WOODS ROYAL FORESTS AND GAME LAWS--SMALL FOREST PLANTS, VITALITY OF SEEDS--UTILITY OF THE FOREST THE FORE8T8 OF EUROPE--FORESTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA THE ECONOMY OF THE FOREST--EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TREES COMPARED--SYLVICULTURE INSTABILITY OF AMERICAN...

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First published in 1864, Man and Nature inspired the modern conservation movement and was the most influential text of its time next to Darwin?s On the Origin of Species.

About the Author:
David Lowenthal is professor emeritus of geography at University College London. His books include George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation, The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History, and The Past Is a Foreign Country.

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  • PublisherTheClassics.us
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 1230317155
  • ISBN 13 9781230317151
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages218
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