Author: Gerald Lomax SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Flora neotropica : monograph. 99. Piptocarpha : (Compositae: Vernonieae)
Author: Gerald Lomax SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Flora Neotropica
Author: Flora Neotropica
Author: Flora Neotropica
Author: Flora neotropica : monograph. 69. Caliciales
Author: Systematics, Evolution, and Biogeography of Compositae
Author: Vicki Ann FunkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Compositae
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
"This spectacular book does full justice to the Compositae (Asteraceae), the largest and most successful flowering plant family with some 1700 genera and 24,000 species. It is an indispensable reference, providing the most up-to-date hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in the family based on molecular and morphological characters, along with the corresponding subfamilial and tribal classification. The 2009 work not only integrates the extensive molecular phylogenetic analyses conducted in the last 25 years, but also uses these to produce a metatree for about 900 taxa of Compositae. The book contains 44 chapters, contributed by 80 authors, covering the history, economic importance, character variation, and systematic and phylogenetic diversity of the family. The emphasis of this work is phylogenetic; its chapters provide a detailed, current, and thoroughly documented presentation of the major (and not so major) clades in the family, citing some 2632 references. Like the Compositae, the book is massive, diverse, and fascinating. It is beautifully illustrated, with 170 figures, and an additional 108 cladograms (all consistently color-coded, based on the geographic range of the included taxa); within these figures are displayed 443 color photographs, clearly demonstrating the amazing array of floral and vegetative form expressed by members of the clade." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.
American Book Publishing Record
Author: The Atlantic Forest
Author: Marcia C. M. MarquesPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030553221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.
Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms
Author: K.U. KramerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 366202604X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
This encyclopedia offers access to the diversity of ferns and seed plants, the most important groups of green land plants. Available information of general and systematic relevance is synthesized at the level of families. Evidence from virtually all disciplines important to modern taxonomy makes the work a most valuable source of reference not only for taxonomists, but for all who are interested in the various aspects of plant diversity. A revised classification includes a complete inventory of genera along with their diagnostic features, keys for identification, and references to the literature. The first volume deals with pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
Seed Dispersal and Frugivory
Author: Douglas John LeveyPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 085199525X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
This book provides information on the historical and theoretical perspectives of biodiversity and ecology in tropical forests, plant and animal behaviour towards seed dispersal and plant-animal interactions within forest communities, consequences of seed dispersal, and conservation, biodiversity and management.