Despite the importance of trees in the lives of hunter-gatherers, the economic, cultural, and
spiritual roles of trees have been seldom explored empirically or theoretically. What …

Positioned within current ecocritical scholarship, this volume is the first book-length study of
the representations of plants in contemporary American, English, and Australian poetry …

Very large tropical forest trees ('mega-trees') represent an irreplaceable habitat associated
with large benefits in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here we provide a …

Urban forests, integral to a city's critical infrastructure, are traditionally under the mandate of
local governments, yet in reality, the decision-making for their conservation is influenced by …

Norse mythology is obsessed with the idea of an onrushing and unstoppable apocalypse:
Ragnarok, when the whole of creation will perish in fire, smoke, and darkness and the earth …

Trees are the most important landscape architects of our planet, not only in forests but also
in countless other ecosystems, including human-fabricated habitats. Due to their …

I discuss whether animism, the worldview that (some) objects, plants and animals are
capable of communication, rational reflection and intentional action, is in conflict with …

Trees offer multiple benefits, including impacts on physical and mental health. In this
interdisciplinary study, we explored the relationships humans develop with specific favourite …

This paper explores how local, lived religion has creatively linked spiritual insights and
popular devotions in ecologically valuable settings hel** generate and preserve the rich …

Despite playing no meaningful practical role in the lives of the ancient Greeks, snakes are
ubiquitous in their material culture and literary accounts, in particular in narratives which …