A Handbook of the World's Conifers: Revised and Updated EditionThe first handbook to include detailed information on all 615 conifers, temperate as well as tropical, this encyclopedic work offers users as diverse as ecologists, gardeners, foresters and conservationists the accumulated knowledge of these trees obtained in 30 years of academic research, presented in an easily searchable format. |
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Índice
Foreword | |
Preface | |
The conifers of the world an introduction | |
The distribution and ecology of conifers | |
The economic importance of conifers | |
The conservation of conifer diversity | |
Synopsis of families and genera | |
Taxonomic treatment of families | |
Taxonomic treatment of genera and species | |
Glossary | |
Lists of illustrations | |
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Informação bibliográfica
| Título | A Handbook of the World's Conifers: Revised and Updated Edition |
| Autor | Aljos Farjon |
| Editora | BRILL, 2010 |
| ISBN | 904743062X, 9789047430629 |
| Número de páginas | 1112 páginas |
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