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Michael asked this question about The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World:
Why does the author struggle to convey simple scientific information? Also, why does he struggle to get the information technically accurate? Also, why does the author not define his terminology? Also, why does he skim over points requiring scientific examples? Also, why does he lean on subjective ideas rather than using a decent PubMed search? Also, why are a number of his scientific comparisons incorrect?
Tich Richardson Not really sure I would get through a book based on clippings from hundreds of scientific papers. Not even sure that PubMed would actually help consid…moreNot really sure I would get through a book based on clippings from hundreds of scientific papers. Not even sure that PubMed would actually help considering he's discussing trees and PubMed is principally a bibliographic database on human medical conditions - it does claim to be biomedical, but a more multidisciplinary database like Google Scholar may be more useful.
This is more a David Attenborough book to hook your interest. I'm reading it because it was mentioned in Wilding which is also written in a similar vein. Hope you get more from Google Scholar...(less)
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by Peter Wohlleben
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