Water-starworts (Callitriche) of Europe
Author: R. V. Lansdown
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13:
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Flora of Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 3, Mimosaceae - Lentibulariaceae
Author: Peter Sell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-02-12
Total Pages: 597
ISBN-13: 113947586X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis critical flora provides a definitive account of the native species, naturalised species, frequent garden escapes and casuals found in the British Isles. Full keys and descriptions will enable the user to name all plants occurring in the wild, plus some ornamental trees and shrubs. For the first time detailed accounts of all the large apomictic genera are given and many infraspecific variants included. Each species entry begins with the accepted Latin name, synonyms and the common English name. A detailed description follows, including information on flowering period, pollination and chromosome number. Separate descriptions are given for infraspecific taxa. Information on the status, ecology and distribution (including worldwide distribution) of the species and infraspecific taxa is also given. Clear black and white line drawings illustrate an extensive glossary and also illuminate the diagnostic features in a number of groups of plants.
Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats
Author: Christoph Leuschner
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-09-13
Total Pages: 1117
ISBN-13: 3319430483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed.
New Flora of the British Isles
Author: Clive Stace
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-04-01
Total Pages: 1267
ISBN-13: 1139486497
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 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 in varying 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 reference source for all taxonomists, ecologists, conservationists, plant hunters and biogeographers, whether they be researchers, teachers, students or amateurs.
Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition
Author: K-D Dijkstra
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 589
ISBN-13: 1472943988
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA revised and thoroughly updated edition of the definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe. The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-breaking identification guide that led to an increase in Odonata recording across Europe. The second edition includes fully revised regional guides and identification texts, updated distribution maps and conservation statuses, illustrated accounts for five species that have been discovered in the region since the first edition, updated checklists and taxonomy, and new photographs throughout, as well as an introduction to larvae identification. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males, females and variations, as well as close-ups of important characters.
Rivers
Author: Paul Raven
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-01-24
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1472958535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance – yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction. This book describes the natural and not-so-natural changes that have affected British rivers since the last ice age and looks at the many plants and animals that live along, above and within them. Detailed case studies of the Meon, Dee and Endrick illustrate the incredibly varied nature of our river ecosystems, and the natural and human factors that make each one different. Written by two widely respected river ecologists, the book looks not only at rivers as they were and are but also at how they can be managed and cared for. Full of interesting facts and stunning images, Rivers is essential reading for anyone professionally involved in rivers and for the naturalist, conservationist and layman alike. It is the one book you need to understand this singularly important and often contentious feature of the British landscape.
Common Marsh, Underwater, and Floating-leaved Plants of the United States and Canada
Author: Neil Hotchkiss
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1972-01-01
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 048622810X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawings and brief descriptions provide an easy-to-follow guide to common marsh and water plants found in North America
Underwater and Floating-leaved Plants of the United States and Canada
Author: Neil Hotchkiss
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFumitories of Britain and Ireland
Author: Rosaline J. Murphy
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFumitories are a fascinating group of plants. In Britain and Ireland, there are ten native or established aliens species, two casual species and four hybrids. Their superficial similarity, the occurrence of numerous infraspecific taxa and their propensity for environmental and seasonal variation has resulted in their well deserved reputation for being difficult to identify. This is the first, detailed, illustrated guide to their identification in Britain and Ireland. A result of over 20 years study, this handbook will be invaluable to botanists wishing to identify these plants. Similar in style to previous BSBI handbooks but the first to be lavishly illustrated with colour photos. The contents include the introduction, discussion of characters important for identification, keys, species accounts, glossary, distribution of infraspecific taxa by vice-county, reference and index. Each species account includes a description with the infraspecific taxa (where appropriate), notes on identification, habitats, distribution and conservation, line drawings, col. photos and micrographs, and a distribution map.
