Blight : fungi and the coming pandemic
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New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi-and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the mostdevastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs, and salamanders face extinction. In the Northwest, America's beloved national parks are covered with the spindly corpses of whitebark pines. Food crops are under siege, threatening our coffee, bananas, and wheat-and, more broadly, ourglobal food security. Candida auris, drug-resistant and resilient, infects hospital patients and those with weakened immune systems. Coccidioides, which lives in drier dusty regions, may cause infection in apparently healthy people. The horrors go on. Yet prevention is not impossible. Tracing the history of fungal spread and the most recent discoveries in the field, Monosson meets scientists who are working tirelessly to protect species under threat, and whose innovative approaches to fungal invasion have the potential to save human lives. Delving into case studies at once fascinating, sobering, and hopeful, Blight serves as a wake-up call, a reminder of the delicate interconnectedness of the natural world, and a lesson in seeing life on our planet withrenewed humility and awe"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Monosson, E. (2023). Blight: fungi and the coming pandemic (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monosson, Emily. 2023. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monosson, Emily. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Monosson, Emily. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
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