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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Montgomery, David R., 1961-     Subjects     Microorganisms.     Microbial ecology.     Soil microbiology.     Gastrointestinal system -- Microbiology.     Intestines -- Microbiology.     Human body -- Microbiology.     Microbiology -- Physiology.     Conservation of natural resources.     Crops.     Health promotion.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Montgomery, David R., 1961-       by title:      The hidden half of n...       by call number:      579.1757 M787h     Search the Web     Montgomery, David R., 1961-     Microorganisms.     Microbial ecology.     Soil microbiology.     Gastrointestinal system -- Microbiology.     Intestines -- Microbiology.     Human body -- Microbiology.     Microbiology -- Physiology.     Conservation of natural resources.     Crops.     Health promotion.       MARC Display

The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé. by Montgomery, David R., 1961- W.W. Norton & Company, [2016] Call #: 579.1757 M787h Subjects Microorganisms.   Microbial ecology.   Soil microbiology.   Gastrointestinal system -- Microbiology.   Intestines -- Microbiology.   Human body -- Microbiology.   Microbiology -- Physiology.   Conservation of natural resources.   Crops.   Health promotion. ISBN:  9780393244403 (hc.) Alternate title:  Microbial roots of life and health Edition:  First edition. Description:  309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  "The astonishing reality in the soil beneath our feet and right inside our bodies -- our world depends on a foundation of invisible life. The authors take readers through major milestones in agriculture and medicine to untangle our uneasy relationship with microbes. From the challenge of turning their barren Seattle lot into a flourishing garden through to a surprise cancer diagnosis, the authors discover the power nature's smallest creatures wield over our lives. Stunning parallels in the relationships that microbes develop with plant roots and the human gut reveal ways that farmers can restore degraded fields and doctors can reverse the modern epidemic of chronic diseases by cultivating the beneficial microbes that make soil fertile and keep us healthy. David R. Montgomery is a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington. Anne Bikle is a biologist and environmental planner"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Biklé, Anne. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 579.1757 M787h Core Collection - Adult Shelving Cart Add Copy to MyList

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