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How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries. These pressed and labeled plants have been essential resources for scientists, allowing them to describe and differentiate species and to document and research plant changes and biodiversity over time--including changes related to climate. Maura C. Flannery tells the history of herbaria, from the earliest collections belonging to such advocates of the technique as sixteenth-century botanist Luca Ghini, to the collections of poets, politicians, and painters, and to the digitization of these precious specimens today. She charts the gr...
Part of the "Reference Sources in Science and Technology" series, this bibliography of nearly 1,000 annotated entries covers various aspects of plant biology. Organised by topic, this book includes various topics, from plant physiology to genetics and biotechnology, and is useful to botanists.
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A groundbreaking collective biography narrating the history of emancipation through the life stories of women of African descent in the Americas.