A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (Oxford Paperback Reference)

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Michael Allaby (Editor)

Synopsis

This comprehensive dictionary of botany has been revised and covers over 5500 clear and concise entries. There is wide coverage on topics including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, Earth history, and the Earth sciences. Also included is worldwide coverage of taxonomic groups - one-third of the entries are devoted to taxa, from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants. New entries have been added from the field of molecular biology.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 515
Edition: 2
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: Sep 1998

ISBN 10: 0192800779
ISBN 13: 9780192800770

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Allaby succeeds remarkably well over a wide range of disciplines ... leaves one a better informed person, and who could ask for more from a dictionary? THES
Author Bio

About the Author Michael Allaby is a well-known writer on science and the environment. He is General Editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History.