About the book: 1982 / A collective work of botanists from the GDR, continuing a series of books about the nature of the Earth. The book is published in Russian translation in two volumes. The second volume is devoted to the vegetation of deserts and semi-deserts, forests, highlands and arctic tundra. It also tells about the flora of the World Ocean. The book is richly illustrated with color photographs, drawings, diagrams and maps. Designed for readers interested in the nature of their native planet.