Plants: A Very Short Introduction - Couverture souple

Walker, Timothy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199584060 ISBN 13 : 9780199584062

Editeur : OUP Oxford, 2012

Synopsis

Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. Their aesthetic importance too in our parks and gardens as well as in wildflower meadows and great forests should not be underestimated. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxford, provides a concise account of the nature of plants, their variety, their evolution, and their importance and uses, stressing the need and efforts for their conservation for future generations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Timothy Walker has degrees in both botany and horticulture, and has been director of the Botanic Garden in Oxford for 23 years.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP Oxford
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199584060
• ISBN 13: 9780199584062
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 129