Since its first publication in 1991, New Flora of the British Isles has become established as the standard work on the identification of the wild vascular plants of the British Isles. The Flora remains unique in many features, including its full coverage of all British wild plants, its user-friendly organisation, and its specially compiled keys and descriptions. This new edition includes the addition of more than 160 species, so that 4,800 taxa are now covered invarying degrees of detail. It also incorporates the new molecular system of classification based on DNA sequences. Furthermore, it includes 1600 species illustrations, rewritten distributions and an overhaul of the designation of degrees of rarity, with the introduction of a third, less rare, category. These revisions should ensure that this third edition remains the essential referencesource for all taxonomists, ecologists, conservationists, plant hunters and biogeographers, whether they be researchers, teachers, students or amateurs. INDICE: Foreword David Bellamy; Preface to the Third Edition; Note on cover photographs; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgements; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Bibliography; Synopsis of families; How to use this book; Signs and abbreviations; The Flora; Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern-allies); Lycophytes (Clubmosses and Quillworts); Eusporangiate Ferns (Adder's-tongues and Moonworts); Calamophytes (Horsetails); Leptosporangiate Ferns (True Ferns); Gymnosperms (Conifers); Angiosperms (Flowering Plants); Pre-Dicots (Primitive Angiosperms); Eu-Dicots (True Dicotyledons); Monocots (Monocotyledons); Glossary; Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-70772-5
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 1266
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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