Books reviewed in this article: Wind and Trees. Ed. by M. P. Coutts and J. Grace Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests. Ed. by S. H. Bullock, H. A. Mooney and E. Medina Mushrooms: Poisons and Panaceas. By Denis R. Benjamin The Significance and Regulation of Soil Biodiversity. Ed. by H. P. Collins, G. P. Robertson and M. J. Klug Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants. By Horst Marschner Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis: From Molecular Mechanisms to the Field, Ed. by N. R. Baker and J. R. Bowyer Polyphenols' 94: 17th International Conference on Polyphenols, Palma de Mallorca (Spain). Ed. by R. Brouillard, M. Jay and A. Scalbert.