Bryology for the Twenty-first Century
Bryology for the Twenty-first Century

Author: Jeffrey W. Bates

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1351463039

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A compilation of state of the art papers on key topics in bryology from invited speakers at the Centenary Symposium, University of Glasgow, 57 August 1996.

Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences
Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences

Author: Elisabeth B. Davis

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1995-12-15

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0313078092

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Works cited in this useful survey are appropriate for students, librarians, and amateur and professional botanists. These encompass the plant kingdom in all its divisions and aspects, except those of agriculture, horticulture, and gardening. The majority of the annotations are for currently available in-print or electronic reference works. A comprehensive author/title and a separate subject index make locating specific entries simple. With materials ranging from those selected for the informed layperson to those for the specialist, this new edition reflects the momentous transition from print to electronic information resources. It is an appropriate purchase for public, college, university, and professional libraries.

Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants
Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

Author: Jonathan Shaw

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-11-01

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1040284140

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This volume provides a synthesis of recent work on evolutionary aspects of metal tolerance in plants. It presents contributions from scientists with a wide diversity of expertise. It covers the evolution of heavy metal tolerance in groups of plants, fungi, and protists. The book discusses the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of metal tolerances. It deals with the evolution of populations in metal-contaminated environments. Several chapters include tolerance in animals in order to place the rest of the book on plants in proper perspective. This publication is an exciting addition for scientists with both applied and basic interest in metal toxicity and tolerance. It is of importance to those in vegetation ecology, land reclamation, agronomy, physiology, population ecology, ecological genetics, evolutionary biology and molecular biology.

Pleurocarpous Mosses
Pleurocarpous Mosses

Author: Angela E. Newton

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-04-13

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1420005596

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The shift from traditional taxonomic methods to data-oriented, analytical cladistic methodologies has led to a better understanding of biological processes and more accurate classifications for a wide range of organisms, including mosses. Pleurocarpous Mosses: Systematics and Evolution explores the impact of these methods through recent breakthroug