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Este estudio se inicia con un amplio análisis del medio, incorporando aspectos fundamentales al medio físico, como son los legales y socioeconómicos. Continúa con los capítulos sobre flora y vegetación, realizando una catalogación exhaustiva e incorporando táxones que hasta ahora no habían sido considerados, convirtiéndose en el mejor inventario de especies vegetales para la zona existente en la actualidad.

El objetivo de este libro es facilitar la identificación de las plantas vasculares autóctonas o naturalizadas en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Por eso, una gran parte de la información que suministra se refiere a los caracteres que diferencian unas plantas de otras y se ha pretendido que la estructura de las descripciones ayude a una contraposicion rapida y facil. En resumen, la obra no se concibio como prolijamente descriptiva, sino como diagnostica en primer termino, si bien debido a la complejidad de la taxonomia de algunos generos han sido necesarias descripciones mas amplias, con lo que perdemos, en alguna medida, la homogeneidad en este punto

The Plant-Book is widely accepted as an essential reference text for anyone researching, growing or writing about plants. In over 20,000 entries this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plants (including gymnosperms) plus ferns and other pteridophytes, combining taxonomic details with invaluable information on English names and uses. In this new edition each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature and over 2,500 new entries have been added, ensuring that The Plant-Book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available. Well-known, well-loved, essential reference for anyone researching, growing or writing about plants All entries have been completely rewritten and 2500 new entries added Lists every family and genus of higher plant in the world and gives thumbnail descriptions, English names and common uses for each

Making a haven for wildlife doesn t require acres of land in the countryside If you get the habitat and planting right then even the tiniest of urban gardens can host a variety of creatures from birds and bees to hedgehogs Covering everything from going organic to making a pond and turning your green space into a wildlife haven this book is for gardeners who want to apply a more holistic approach to gardening and create their own urban sanctuary Through a collection of simple projects that can be easily adapted for a variety of gardens and planting guides this book will help you to re connect with natural world on your own doorstep Jane Moore will draw on her 16 years of experience of creating an urban sanctuary in the heart of the city as she lays out the simple ways in which you can approach making even the smallest patch of land a haven for wildlife great or small

An illustrated mini encyclopedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichensLichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated A Z treasury about the strange obscure and remarkable world of lichens from their unique and essential roles in nature and the ways they are used in dyeing brewing and drug making to how they have inspired writers and artists from Henry David Thoreau to modern painters In 100 brief entries written in a vivid lively style Kay Hurley introduces key aspects of lichen biology environmental roles emerging uses scientific history and myth She describes the variety of forms that lichens take from leafy to filamentous to things reminiscent of skin diseases with imaginative names like witch s hair She explains the surprising ways that birds and beasts from reindeer and moose down to tiny tardigrades use lichens and how lichens survive in extreme environments from deserts to Antarctica to outer space Hurley also introduces some of the innovators who have advanced the knowledge of lichens from the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus to today s professional lichenologists With charming drawings by Susan Adele Edwards Lichenpedia promises to put you in touch with the natural world in a new way by opening your

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Comprender la anatomía de las plantas es fundamental para estudiar la sistemática vegetal y la paleobotánica, y también para la biología evolutiva, la fisiología, la ecología y la genética del desarrollo. En esta traducción de la tercera edición del libro de Paula Rudall se expone una completa y breve introducción a la anatomía de las plantas con flores. Cuidadosamente revisada y puesta al día, la obra comprende todos los aspectos de la estructura comparada y del desarrollo de las plantas. La descripción de las estructuras internas se apoya en magníficas imágenes capturadas por distintos medios, desde la lupa al microscopio electrónico. Obra recomendable para estudiantes de botánica y biología de las plantas, así como para los aficionados y profesionales de la horticultura.