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Chinery, Michael

 
9781903657430: Britain's Plant Galls: A Photographic Guide
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1903657431 ISBN 13 : 9781903657430
Editeur : WILDGuides, 2011

Synopsis

This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and ranging from tiny pimples to bizarre and often very attractive and exquisitely sculptured growths, plant galls are mystery to many people, but they offer a fascinating field of study for both botanists and zoologists. Galls can be found on a very wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants, with over 50 different kinds occurring on Britain's oak trees alone, and there is still much to be learned about even the commonest examples.


  • An introduction to the nature of plant galls and their formation

  • Brief descriptions of some of the organisms that cause or induce galls

  • Superb photographs of just over 200 of the commonest or most conspicuous of Britain's 1,000 or so plant galls, arranged according to their host plants to aid field identification

  • Descriptions of these galls and the life histories of the organisms that cause them

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Chinery is best known for his field guides to insects and other creepy-crawlies, especially those that occur in gardens, and for his numerous books encouraging young people to explore and enjoy the countryside and its wildlife. Insects and wild flowers fascinated him from a very early age and this inevitably led to an interest in plant galls with their intimate mix of plant and animal life. He joined the British Plant Gall Society soon after its formation in 1985, and has been editing the Society's journal, Cecidology, since 1990.

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Éditeur
WILDGuides
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1903657431
ISBN 13 
9781903657430
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
https://press.princeton.edu/books

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