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The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health  Cover Image Book Book

The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.

Summary:

"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393244403
  • ISBN: 0393244407
  • Physical Description: 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War on the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health.
Subject: Microbiology > Physiology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Crops.
Health promotion.
Soil microbiology.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Crops, Agricultural.
Health Promotion.
Soil Microbiology.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
La Conner Regional Library 579.17 MONTGO 103349 NON FICTION Available -


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