Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 1989
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7131-2980-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a wide-ranging synthesis of the aims, principles and practice of plant taxonomy. It details the development of plant taxonomy, surveys the many fields of investigation which provide taxonomic data and explains the controversies over cladistics.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
line drawings, half-tones, bibliography, index, references
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7131-2980-9 (9780713129809)
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Content
Part 1: the basis, scope and development of plant taxonomy. Part 2: sources of taxonomic information - structural, chemical, chromosomal, from breeding systems, from plant geography and plant ecology. Part 3: taxonomy in practice; the process of classification; ways and means; taxonomy in the service of man.