A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps - Couverture souple

Hoppe, Ansgar

 
9781907807404: A Field Guide to the Flowers of the Alps
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1907807403 ISBN 13 : 9781907807404
Editeur : Pelagic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Explore the colourful world of alpine flowers. This practical book will help you make a quick, reliable identification of each plant, with concise descriptions and illustrations for individual plants to enable differentiation from similar species. Flowers can be identified quickly from colour and shape. The notable characters of each plant are clearly highlighted. Covering 500 species, each with colour photographs, this compact guide is designed for walkers and botanists. For each plant the common name, scientific name, flowering time, plant height, protected status, and distribution (habitat and altitude) are described.

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À propos de l?auteur

Plants have always been important to Ansgar Hoppe. After working in forestry, he studied biology at the University of Osnabrück and gained his PhD in botany and vegetation science at the Institute of Geobotany at the University of Hanover. He learned about the plants of the Alps and other European mountains through numerous excursions. Since then he has been scientific associate at the University and the Niedersächsischer Heimatbund (NHB) [Heritage Association of Lower Saxony] in Hanover. He is involved with many projects researching conservation of the cultural landscape, as well as working freelance as a botanical expert and author.

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Éditeur
Pelagic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1907807403
ISBN 13 
9781907807404
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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