Title:
Plants : a very short introduction / Timothy Walker.
Author:
Walker, Timothy, 1958-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
QK45.2 .W25 2012
Abstract:
"Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxford, provides a concise account of the nature of plants, their variety and classification, their evolution, and their aesthetic and practical value, stressing the need for their conservation for future generations"--The publisher.
Electronic Access:
Inhaltsverzeichnis http://digitale-objekte.hbz-nrw.de/storage2/2016/05/19/file_46/6755584.pdf
ISBN:
9780199584062
Series:
Very short introductions ; 312
Very short introductions ; 312.
Physical Description:
129 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
What is a plant? -- Living on dry land -- Making more plants -- Moving around -- Making sense of plant diversity -- What have plants ever done for us? -- Looking after the plants that support us.
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