| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
512 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- How to use this book -- World of plants -- What plants do for the planet -- What plants do for us -- Evolution of plants -- Plant diversity today -- Classifying plants -- Extinction crisis -- Global action -- Protecting natural areas -- Botanic gardens -- Undoing the damage -- Safeguarding the future -- Gardener's role in conservation -- Extinct in the wild, alive in the garden -- Plant buyer's guide -- Redefining the weed -- Natural gardening -- Nurturing wildlife -- Propagating diversity -- Global habitats -- Global habitats -- Forests -- Tropical forests -- Temperate and boreal forests -- Grasslands -- Wet grasslands -- Mediterranean -- Deserts -- Plant encyclopedia -- Trees and shrubs -- Conifers -- Herbaceous plants -- Climbing plants -- Bulbous plants -- Grasses and bamboos -- Alpine plants -- Ferns -- Cacti and succulents -- Palms and cycads -- Orchids and bromeliads -- Carnivorous plants -- Invasive plants -- Global guide to invasive plants -- Useful addresses -- Biodiversity hot spots -- Ecoregions -- IUCN Red Lists -- Global strategy for plant conservation -- Plant species controlled by CITES -- Glossary -- Index -- Picture credits -- Acknowledgments. |
| Subject |
Botany.
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Plants.
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Plant conservation.
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| Added Author |
Marinelli, Janet.
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| ISBN |
075660589X plcj |
| Standard No. |
9780756605896 |
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