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Plants: a very short introduction

By Walker , Timothy

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780199584062, 0199584060, 9780191777837, 0191777838
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
2 MB (1580464 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions 312
Pages
129 S.: ill\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:23:01
Science;Nonfiction;Biology;Nature;Plants;Environme

Description

Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxford, provides a concise account of the nature of plants, their variety and classification, their evolution, and their aesthetic and practical value, stressing the need for their conservation for future generations.

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