An Atlas of the World's Conifers
An Atlas of the World's Conifers

Author: Aljos Farjon

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-11-11

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9004211810

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A 2014 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institutions. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and Filer give the reader comprehensive insight into the biogeography, diversity and conservation status of conifers on all continents, dispelling the widely held view that they are primarily a northern boreal plant group. Conifer diversity is analysed and presented with a taxonomic and geographic perspective. Distribution patterns are interpreted using the latest information on continental drift, dispersal and phylogeny. The entire dataset supporting the Atlas can be consulted and verified online. These data can also be used for further research and are an invaluable resource for anyone working on conifer systematics, biogeography or conservation. An Atlas of the World’s Conifers indicates the known distribution of all conifers including an analysis of their biogeography, diversity and conservation status. Also available from Brill is Aljos Farjon’s A Handbook of the World's Conifers, published in 2010 (ISBN 978 90 04 17718 5) which is a 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title".

Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology
Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology

Author: J. Ehlers

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2004-06-08

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 0080540147

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This book is the first of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial workers, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible range of users in the most accessible form, a series of digital maps was prepared.The glacial limits were mapped in ArcView, the Geographical Information System (GIS) used by the work group. Digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated are included. For major parts of Europe also the extent of the maximum Eemian transgression has been indicated. The digital maps in this volume cover all of Europe and parts of northwestern Siberia. Both overview maps and more detailed maps are provided.

On the Shoulders of Prometheus: International Collaboration and the Archaeology of Georgia
On the Shoulders of Prometheus: International Collaboration and the Archaeology of Georgia

Author: Emanuele E. Intagliata

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2023-08-17

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1803275324

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Chapters in this volume, with contributions from a a wide range of multidisciplinary specialists, demonstrates the diversity and vibrancy of international research collaboration in the archaeology of Georgia and underlines the enormous potential of the country’s archaeological resource.

A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys

Author: Aljos Farjon

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13:

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A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys. All species from these two families are described with information on nomenclature, types, distribution, ecology, conservation, cited specimens, taxonomic notes and distribution maps. Introductory chapters deal with history, morphology and anatomy, phylogeny and evolution, and distribution.

A Bibliography of Conifers
A Bibliography of Conifers

Author: Aljos Farjon

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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The new edition of this work first published in 1990 includes 3,787 references to the published literature. To make it far more accessible, many more general titles have been added including coverage of Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae and Pinaceae and subjects related to their taxonomy.