Download or read book Guide to Standard Floras of the World written by David G. Frodin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-06-14 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2001 book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants. The second edition was completely updated and expanded to take into account the substantial literature of the late twentieth century, and features a more fully developed review of the history of floristic documentation. The works covered are principally specialist publications such as floras, checklists, distribution atlases, systematic iconographies and enumerations or catalogues, although a relatively few more popularly oriented books are also included. The Guide is organised in ten geographical divisions, with these successively divided into regions and units, each of which is prefaced with a historical review of floristic studies. In addition to the bibliography, the book includes general chapters on botanical bibliography, the history of floras, and general principles and current trends, plus an appendix on bibliographic searching, a lexicon of serial abbreviations, and author and geographical indexes.
Download or read book Mansfeld s Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops written by R. Büttner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-04-10 with total page 3698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions by numerous experts
Download or read book Plant Migration written by Jonathan D. Sauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using cases of plant migration documented by both historical and fossil evidence, Jonathan D. Sauer provides a landmark assessment of what is presently known, and not merely assumed, about the process.
Download or read book St Helena Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha written by Alan Edwin Day and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These three South Atlantic British dependent territories were all discovered by Portuguese seamen in the early sixteenth century. Following in the wake of the Portuguese, English and Dutch Eastindia men found the island a convenient port of call on the long haul home. After a brief struggle, St. Helena was tinder the direct rule of the East India Company from 1673 to 1834 when it became a Crown Colony. It is best known as the place f exile of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1815 to his death in 1821. With the opening of the Suez Canal, and the introduction of steamships, St. Helena's economy collapsed and the island has remained a quiet backwater ever since. Ascension and Tristan da Cunha were both occupied by a British garrison when Napoleon arrived on St. Helena in order to prevent any attempt at rescue. Ascension remained tinder Admiralty control as 'a stone frigate' until 1922 when it became a dependency of St. Helena. During the Second World War an American air base was constructed which was heavily used as a staging post for the British task force en route to recover the Falkland Islands in the 1982 South Atlantic War. The base continues to provide an essential link in the logistical support of the British garrison on the Falklands. A small number of families eked out a precarious and isolated existence on Tristan from 1826 to 1961 when its volcano, thought to be long extinct, suddenly erupted causing the islanders to be evacuated to England. There was a general amazement when most of them elected to return to their hard life in 1962. Today, they enjoy six calls a year by South African vessels from Cape Town in connection with the crawfish industry on the island, and an annual visitby a ship from England.
Download or read book Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs written by W.R. Siegfried and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a pleasure and a distinct honour for me to greet the participants, guests and ob servers of this Fourth International Symposium on Antarctic Biology which has adopted nutrient cycles and food webs as its central theme. On behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and other bodies of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), I bid you welcome. SCAR is pleased to acknowledge the role of the co-sponsors for this Symposium which include the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), the Interna tional Association of Biological Oceanography (IABO), and the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). In addition, SCAR and its co-sponsors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Re search (CSIR) and the Department of Transport (DOT) of the South African govern ment. Nor should we forget to acknowledge also the role of the South African Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SASCAR) and one of its leaders and Vice President of SCAR, Mr. Jan de Wit, in arranging this charming venue for this Symposium.
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Download or read book International Register of Specialists and Current Research in Plant Systematics written by Robert William Kiger and published by Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. This book was released on 1981 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer-generated worldwide register of plant systematists, their specialties and current projects. Includes taxonomic, geographic, geologic and methodological/general subject indices.
Download or read book A Contribution to the Flora and Vegetation of Isla de los Estados Staten Island Tierra Del Fuego Argentina written by T. R. Dudley and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 1983 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Antarctic Research Series, Volume 37. The spermatophyte and pteridophyte flora of Isla de los Estados, Territorio Nacional de la Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, Departamento Ushuaia, Argentina, is presented in a systematic format. Detailed descriptions and analyses of the plant formations; associations and communities; ecological considerations; environmental factors; the island's geography, topography, and climate; and a brief historical outline of botanical exploration of the remote island accompany the taxonomic and nomenclatural accounts of the herbarium specimen collections resulting from Research Vessel (R/V) Hero cruise 71-5. The taxonomic catalog, entitled the Systematic and Annotated Synopsis of Vascular Plants, enumerates all genera, species, and infraspecific taxa of angiosperms and ferns that are positively known to be indigenous to Isla de los Estados, or that have been inadvertently introduced and naturalized (e.g., Taraxacum officinale). This systematic synopsis is based almost exclusively on the extensive botanical collections and field observations made on Isla de los Estados during October and November of 1971 by the collecting team of T.R. Dudley, R.N.P. Goodall, and G.E. Crow. These herbarium materials resulted from participation in the joint U.S.-Argentine botanical expedition, R/V Hero cruise 71-5 to Isla de los Estados, under the auspices of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. The herbarium specimens collected at the very beginning of the expedition from Bahias (Bas.) Buen Suceso and Valentin at the extreme southern tip of Peninsula Mitre, Isla Grande, Territorio Nacional de la Tierra del Fuego, are incorporated into the systematic synopsis for purposes of phytogeographical comparision and analysis. These specimens and observations from Peninsula Mitre are of definite significance because Isla de los Estados is only about 40 km to the east, being separated by the turbulent Estrecho de Le Maire. A smaller collection of herbarium specimens from Provincia Magallanes, Chile, was accumulated before embarking aboard the R/V Hero cruise from Punta Arenas. These Chilean materials are also incorporated in the systematic synopsis, likewise for purposes of comparison, and because this collection, although small, reflects a portion of the accomplishments of the expedition.
Download or read book Progress in Conservation of the Subantarctic Islands written by Paul Richard Dingwall and published by World Conservation Union. This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As excellent examples of oceanic island ecosystems, many unmodified by human influences, these islands are of great conservation significance but adequate protection varies. The papers in this volume examine the progress made by various national authorities since the first workshop in 1986 and set out a new call for action in 35 recommendations.
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Download or read book Government Publications Issued During written by Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office and published by . This book was released on 1981-07 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
