How to Grow a Planet

How to Grow a Planet

#A stunning new perspective on the power of plant life


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2h 57m 2012 HD

Geologist Ian Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.


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