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A 1990 account of the botanical reform movement and its pioneering contribution to ecological science.
A great collection of the lives of important botanists throughout time, this book is part biography and part vignette.
This classic work of botany by renowned German physiologist Karl Goebel provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of plants, with a focus on two major groups, the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta. Goebel's detailed descriptions and illustrations of plant anatomy and physiology make this book an essential reference for botanists, students, and anyone interested in the natural world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. His work as a botanist is considered seminal and he is recognized as one of the giants of ecology throughout the world. Ecology underpins the principles and practices of modern conservation and the maintenance of biodiversity. It explains the causes of, and offers solutions to, problems of climate change. Yet ecology is a young science, barely 100 years old. Its origins lie in phytogeography, the naming and mapping of plants. ...