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REED-ON THE EDGE IBD

SYLVIA MHASLAM / TINA BONE
TINA?S FINE ART UK
10 / 2020
9781916209640
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Sinopsis

What are reeds (Phragmites) like? To begin with, it is one of the very few plants to be native (not introduced) in all five continents of the world.áImagine working all day with a marvellous sky above and below surrounded by reeds, just a wind-blown rustle and calling birds-an experience not to be forgotten.áWhat are the uses of reeds and reedbeds? Whole human populations can live in and, in extreme cases, nearly entirely upon the reedbed. Hermits, and to some extent monks and nuns, ventured into reed wetlands so that their prayers would purify and sanctify the haunt of demons (St Guthlac,áBeowulf).áIn Europe, the struggle for community existence in the hazy band 'twixt land and water', is usually won byáPhragmites. In the Americas, Australasia, Africa and much of Asia, it is usually won by other reedswamp species.áIs it just a grass, is it war-like? Yes. A silent battlefield where a plant is NOT 'nice' to its neighbour in seeing that 'next door' has space to grow, enough light to grow well, enough nutrients and, of course, enough water, just doesnâÇÖt happen. For the reed it is an intense and continuing, but silent, battle for survival. There is no peace in the reedbed foráPhragmites-just the giant struggle for existence....á

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10,31€