Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity Second Edition - Couverture souple

Bell, Peter R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521646731 ISBN 13 : 9780521646734

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The central theme of Green Plants, first published in 2000, is the astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom, from the simplicity of prokaryotic algae to the myriad complexities of flowering plants. The book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with algae (prokaryotic and eukaryotic) and moving through mosses, liverworts, fern allies, ferns and gymnosperms to flowering plants. Copiously illustrated throughout, it provides a concise account of all algae and land plants, with information on topics from cellular structure to life cycles and reproduction. The authors maintain a refreshingly cautious approach in discussions of possible phylogenetic relationships and include newly emerging information on features of plants known only as fossils. This edition has been completely updated to reflect current views on the origin of the major groups of plants, providing a resource for students of botany, and for researchers needing a comprehensive reference to the plant kingdom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

PETER BELL is Emeritus Professor of Botany at University College London. He has spent many years studying plants, particularly the reproductive cells of land plants, and has travelled extensively throughout the world in his capacity as a botanist. He is author of The Diversity of Green Plants (1968, 1983, 1992), co-translator of Strasburger's Textbook of Botany (8th English edition, 1976) and editor of and contributor to Darwin's Biological Work (1959). ALAN HEMSLEY is a Royal Society, University Research Fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Wales Cardiff where his research focuses on the evolution of pollen and spore morphology and vascular plant evolution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521646731
• ISBN 13: 9780521646734
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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