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The private life of plants : a natural history of plant behaviour

by David Attenborough

Accompanying the BBC television series, this book uses time-lapse photography to explore the hidden processes and behaviours of plant life across the globe.

Accession 17740 ISBN 0563370238 Publisher British Broadcasting Corporation
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