Tropical Trees Found in the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Mexico
Author : Dorothy Hargreaves
Publisher : Ross-Hargreaves
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Nature
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Author : Dorothy Hargreaves
Publisher : Ross-Hargreaves
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Nature
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Author : Dorothy Hargreaves
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Trees
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Author : Dorothy Hargreaves
Publisher : Ross-Hargreaves
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Nature
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Author : Freddy Eduardo Rojas-Rodríguez
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,9 MB
Release : 1993
Category : National trees
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Author : Tom Gill
Publisher :
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 12,11 MB
Release : 1931
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : Henry Walter Bates
Publisher :
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Ethnology
ISBN :
Author : Harold K. Steen
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780822312369
Changing Tropical Forests begins with an overview of the history of deforestation in tropical America and the tasks facing Latin American environmental historians. Based on proceedings of a 1991 conference sponsored by the Forest History Society and IUFRO Forest History Group in Costa Rica, the contributors offer detailed accounts of the enivornmental history of specific forest conditions, grasslands, and changing ecosystems of Costa Rica, Mexico, Surinam, and Brazil. the role of human intervention in this process of change is also discussed. Contributors. William Balée, James R. Barborak, Peter Boomgaard, Larissa V. Brown, Gerardo Budowski, John Dargavel, Warren Dean, Silvia del Amo R., Elizabeth Graham, J. Régis Guillaumon, Rhena Hoffmann, Sally P. Horn, Sebastião Kengen, Herman W. Konrad, Mary Pamela Lehmann, Robert D. Leier, Murdo J. MacLeod, M. Patricia Marchak, Elinor G. K. Melville, David M. Pendergast, Susan M. Pierce, Leslie E. Sponsel, Richard P. Tucker, Terry West
Author : Matt Candeias
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1642504548
The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.
Author : Dorothy Hargreaves
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Nature
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Author : Jesse P. Perry
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 14,28 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
"The author brings together information from his collecting trips, laboratory research, sutdies of herbarium specimens, and information published by botanists and foresters. All species and varieties are fully described."--NHBS Environment Bookstore.