Ecology And Evolution Of Plant Reproduction
Ecology And Evolution Of Plant Reproduction

Author: Robert Edward Wyatt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Tremendous progress has been made during the past decade in the burgeoning field of plant reproductive biology. A number of quantitative and technical breakthroughs, such as horizontal starch-gel electrophoresis, have resulted in a revolution in our thinking. The study of breeding systems, which used to be marked by a rather static focus on pollination and self-incompatibility, has been transformed by dynamic models of transitional pathways, and investigators are looking not only into genetic factors but ecological ones as well. Workers in the field have recently produced detailed accounts of mating success and the relative fitness of plants as male and female parents, thus testing the applicability of sexual selection theory to plants. Ecology and Evolution of Plant Reproduction surveys recent advances in the field of plant reproductive biology and identifies fruitful avenues for future research. The contributors are well known in the fields of morphology, systematics, genetics, cell biology, and ecology, representing the full spectrum of approaches that contribute vigor to this emerging field. This new work will benefit professionals and graduate students in plant science and plant breeding, evolutionary ecology, genetics, and reproductive biology.

To Save a Mountain
To Save a Mountain

Author: Barry Spitz

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781470087746

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The vibrant history of the challenges and successes in the preservation of lands on and around Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California, and the key role of the Tamalpais Conservation Club played throughout the last 100 years. It is the history of how many key men and women, like William Kent and Alice Eastwood, and both public and private organizations came together for these efforts. This is the first time this has been documented in one book. This is as well a story of the birth of the environmental movement in the Western United States. The seeds were planted by earlier pioneering environmentalists such as President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, an honorary early TCC member. The book is rich with stories of people who made a difference through their passion and love for Mt. Tamalpais. The book, commemorating the TCC's 100th anniversary, includes narratives of the creation of the TCC, Muir Woods National Monument, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin Municipal Water District, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Marin County Open Space District, and other public areas on the mountain. Over 200 historic photos and documents are included.

Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition

Author: Michael Barbour

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13: 0520249550

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"This completely new edition of Terrestrial Vegetation of California clearly documents the extraordinary complexity and richness of the plant communities and of the state and the forces that shape them. This volume is a storehouse of information of value to anyone concerned with meeting the challenge of understanding, managing or conserving these unique plant communities under the growing threats of climate change, biological invasions and development."—Harold Mooney, Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University "The plants of California are under threat like never before. Traditional pressures of development and invasive species have been joined by a newly-recognized threat: human-caused climate change. It is essential that we thoroughly understand current plant community dynamics in order to have a hope of conserving them. This book represents an important, well-timed advance in knowledge of the vegetation of this diverse state and is an essential resource for professionals, students, and the general public alike."—Brent Mishler, Director of the University & Jepson Herbaria and Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Phyllosphere Microbiology
Phyllosphere Microbiology

Author: Steven E. Lindow

Publisher: American Phytopathological Society

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780890542866

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Twenty-two papers from the August 2000 conference in Berkeley discuss the biology and ecology of microorganisms associated with the aerial surface of plants. Covering the physical and chemical environment of plant surfaces, the interactions between epiphytes and their hosts, interactions between microbes, agricultural practices and food quality, and models of interactions and movement of microbes, the volume represents the work of plant pathologists, horticulturalists, ecologists, microbiologists, and other scientists from North America, Europe, Australia, Iran, and the Philippines. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Contributions to the Botany of India
Contributions to the Botany of India

Author: Robert Wight

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-16

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781377694825

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