![]() ![]() I was also taken aback by her remarks about the life of a forest because they were a stark reminder of lessons I myself had learned in the mountain forests of New Guinea as a young doctoral researcher. Her scientific papers deployed a great deal of data, analysis and experimentation but the core lesson was about the way in which trees communicated with each other across space and time – this was great (bio)geography as well as superb ecology. ![]() Her work on the symbiotic relationships between trees and fungi was exciting and I wanted to include her then novel thinking in my own teaching. Some years ago, while preparing lectures and reading material for my students, I came across the work of Canadian Professor Suzanne Simard. Annie Worsley, Professor of Environmental Change, reviews Richard Powers' latest novel that was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2019. ![]() Nine pairings between human characters and trees, The Overstory is a book that offers a new perspective on other-than-human lifeforms. ![]()
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