Life of Plants (The)

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Titre:      Life of Plants (The)
Catégorie:      Ecrits divers, philosophie, théorie
LivreID:      571.2 COR
Auteurs:      Corner, E.J.H.
ISBN-10(13):      0-226-11586-0
Editeur:      University of Chocago Press
Date de publication:      1964
Number of pages:      314
Owner Email:      ahmiller@wanadoo.fr
Langue:      Anglais
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Description:     

E.J.H. Corner's perennial favorite The Life of Plants, copiously stocked with now-classic botanical illustrations, is one of the most fascinating and original introductions to the world of plants ever produced - from the botanist to the amateur, no reader will finish this book without gaining a much richer understanding of plants, their history, and their relationship with the environments around them.

Content:

1. The Ocean - 2. Life-Cycles - 3. The Breaking Wave -  4. Making Vegetation -  5. Living Seaweeds - 6. Reproduction and Wastage - 7. The Land Plant - 8. Tree-Making - 9. The Upward Struggle - 10. The Seed  - 11. The Flowering Tree - 12. The Fruiting Tree - 13. The Fungus - 14. Fungus Progress - 15. Beyond the Forest - Glossary  - Chapter References - Selected Bibliography


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