Author: Inga HedbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Systematic Botany, Plant Utilization and Biosphere Conservation
Author: Inga HedbergPlant Biosystematics
Author: William F. GrantPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483273709
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Plant Biosystematics is a compendium of papers from a symposium titled "Plant Biosystematics: Forty Years Later" held in Montreal in July 1983. This collection reviews the current field of biosystematics, particularly the evolution of natural biota, and how plant biosystematics can contribute to the welfare of humans. One paper reviews biosystematics, compares new approaches, and discusses the latest trend in comparative, molecular evolution of genes. One author discusses the cytology and biosystematics concerning the discontinuities and genetic independence occurring in the evolutionary process. Another author discusses chromosome pairing in species and hybrids that includes models of chromosome pairing in diploids. The text also describes chromosome banding and biosystematics, as well as the problems of chromosome banding that should be addressed to in future research. With estimates of the number of species being threatened with extinction numbering around 20,000 one paper address the issue of conservation and biosystematics. The author suggests that more biological information should be published to avoid duplication of effort, and possibly drive scientists to have their views more widely felt. Agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, environmentalists, and researchers in the field of botany, conservation, and plant genealogy will find this book valuable.
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Author: World Conservation Monitoring CentrePublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831703282
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
This book represents the most comprehensive compilation of data on threatened vascular plants ever published. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale. Conservation assessments were provided by the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the National Botanical Institute (South Africa), Environment Australia, and CSIRO, The Nature Conservancy, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, together with hundreds of botanic gardens and botanists throughout the world. The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and the New York Botanical Garden have made major in-kind contributions.The result of 20 years work by botanists and conservationists around the world, it is intended as a conservation tool, a provider of baseline information to measure conservation progress and as a primary source of data on plant species. Most importantly, however, it provides the building blocks on which to base a worldwide effort to conserve plant species.
Conservation and management of tropical forests and biological diversity in Zaire
Author: Jeff GoodsonLessons Learned in Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity
Author: Bonnie L. Harper-LorePublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1036406423
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
We have everything we need to begin solving this crisis, with the exception of the will to act. But in America, our will to take action is itself a renewable resource. (Al Gore 2002) This book explains why we should take action and how to do so, giving insights saving time and money for future generations. Earth’s biodiversity is threatened in many ways, including by climate change, invasive species, and development. Conservation response cannot be defined by political boundaries, yet lands are commonly managed at the local, state and national levels. These authors’ actions from all levels, crossed lines to partner and get things done for the greater good. Expert educators, scientists, practitioners, citizens and policymakers took action, and contributed to the present volume. Conservation requires a multidisciplinary approach, and so herein some 50 disciplines inform and inspire future practices and policies. Students and professionals alike in applied ecology, wildlife biology, entomology, botany, land management, landscape architecture, journalism, ethics and public policy benefit from these authorities’ stories.
Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 13
Author: Jules JanickPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470650044
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Plant Breeding Reviews is an ongoing series presenting state-of-the art review articles on research in plant genetics, especially the breeding of commercially important crops. Articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of plant scientists.
Systematic Botany, Plant Utilization and Biosphere Conservation
Author: The Value of Conserving Genetic Resources
Author: Margery L. OldfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Progress in Botany/Fortschritte der Botanik
Author: Heiz EllenbergPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642682979
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Fungal Conservation
Author: British Mycological Society. SymposiumPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521803632
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book considers the issues involved in fungal conservation and provides practical guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi.