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Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction by :
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction by : Paul E. Berry
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction written by Paul E. Berry and published by Missouri Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana by : Paul E. Berry
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana written by Paul E. Berry and published by Missouri Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the southeastern half of Venezuela, the Venezuelan Guayana is the core area of what has been called "The Lost World." It is home to nearly 10,000 species of vascular plants, including many endemic species and genera. The Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is the first full scientific account of the plants of the region. This volume continues the treatment of the Spermatophyte families alphabetically from Eriocaulaceae through Lentibulariaceae, a total of 29 families.
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Araliaceae-Cactaceae by : Paul E. Berry
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Araliaceae-Cactaceae written by Paul E. Berry and published by Missouri Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the southeastern half of Venezuela, the Venezuelan Guayana is the core area of what has been called "The Lost World." It is home to nearly 10,000 species of vascular plants, including many endemic species and genera. The Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is the first full scientific account of the plants of the region. This volume continues the alphabetical sequence of family treatments, from Araliaceae to Cactaceae. Includes keys, descriptions, and illustrations of more than half the species treated.
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Caesalpiniaceae-Ericaceae by :
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Caesalpiniaceae-Ericaceae written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction by : Paul E. Berry
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Introduction written by Paul E. Berry and published by Missouri Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. 1. Geographical and physical features: geology - geomorphology - soils - climate - paleoecology - hydrography - physiography and landscapes - human populations. 2. History of botanical exploration: pioneer explorations in the Guayana Lowlands (1754-1951) - initial explorations of Pantepui (1838-1960) - modern explorations in the Venezuelan Guayana (late 1900s). 3. Vegetation: previous vegetation studies and maps - system of vegetation classification - forest formations - shrub formations - herbaceous formations pioneer formations - aquatic vegetation. 4. Floristic analysis and phytogeography: species numbers and composition - levels of endemism - floristic relationships - phytogeography of the Guayana region. 5. Conservetion of the Venezuelan Guayana: protected areas - other special management areas - threats to conservation. Apendix A: vascular plant families of the Venezuelan Guayana. Apendix B: key to the families of Spermatophytes in the Venezuelan Guayana.
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Myrtaceae-Plumbaginaceae by :
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Myrtaceae-Plumbaginaceae written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biodiversity of Pantepui by : Valentí Rull
Download or read book Biodiversity of Pantepui written by Valentí Rull and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine "Lost World" of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the biota, origin, and evolution of the Pantepui biogeographical province. It synthesizes historical information and recent discoveries, covering the main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends, and conservational efforts. Written by international experts on the biodiversity of this pristine land, this book explores what makes Pantepui a unique natural laboratory to study the origin and evolution of Neotropical biodiversity under the influence of only natural drivers. It discusses the organisms living in Pentepui, including algae, plants, several groups of invertebrates, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. The latter portion of the book delves into the effects of human activity and global warming on Pantepui, and current conservational efforts to combat these threats. Biodiversity of Pantepui is an important resource for researchers in ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation, who want to understand the biodiversity and natural history of this region, and how to help conserve and protect the Guiana Highlands from environmental and human damages. - Offers a climactic and ecological history of the region since the Late Glacial epoch - Discusses the evolutionary origin of the Pantepui biota and its biogeographical patterns - Led by a team of editors whose expertise includes Pantepui, the Guiana Shield, and the Neotropics in general
Book Synopsis Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology by : Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Download or read book Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology written by Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology offers a synthesis of the paleontological record of Venezuela, including new discoveries on stratigraphy, paleobotany, fossil invertebrates, and vertebrates. Besides providing a critical summary of the record of decapods, fishes, crocodiles, turtles, rodents, armadillos, and ungulates, several chapters introduce new information on the distribution and paleobiology of groups not previously studied in this part of the world. Given its position in the northern neotropics, close to the Panamanian land bridge, Venezuela is a key location for understanding faunal exchanges between the Americas in the recent geological past. The book reviews the recent paleobotanical and vertebrate fossil record of the region, provides an understanding of Pleistocene climatic change and biogeography for the last few thousand years, and integrates new information with summaries of Spanish language works on Venezuelan geology and paleontology.
Book Synopsis Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Pteridophytes, spermatophytes, Acanthaceae-Araceae by : Paul E. Berry
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana: Pteridophytes, spermatophytes, Acanthaceae-Araceae written by Paul E. Berry and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1995 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant Diversity and Complexity Patterns by : Ib Friis
Download or read book Plant Diversity and Complexity Patterns written by Ib Friis and published by Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. This book was released on 2005 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes by : Valentí Rull
Download or read book Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes written by Valentí Rull and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the fields of tropical biology, molecular ecology, climatology, paleoecology, and geography, producing an outstanding collection of essays, synthetic analyses, and novel investigations that describe and improve our understanding of the biodiversity of this unique region. With chapters on the Amazon and Caribbean forests, the Atlantic rainforests, the Andes, the Cerrado savannahs, the Caatinga drylands, the Chaco, and Mesoamerica – along with broad taxonomic coverage – this book summarizes a wide range of hypotheses, views, and methods concerning the processes and mechanisms of neotropical diversification. The range of perspectives presented makes the book a truly comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication on the topic, which will fascinate both scientists and general readers alike.
Book Synopsis Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela by : Joseph Alfred Zinck
Download or read book Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela written by Joseph Alfred Zinck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis. The peatlands that developed on the tepuis constitute unique and fascinating ecosystems and are the focus of this volume, which starts with an overview of tropical and subtropical peats, followed by an introduction to the geo-ecological features of the Guayana region as a whole, with special emphasis on the diversity of the vegetation cover from lowlands to uplands to highlands. The core subject centers on the properties and dating of the peat deposits and the interpretation of the chronological record in terms of past environmental changes. The well illustrated book will appeal to a broad range of scientists interested in tropical highland peats, including quaternarists, soil scientists, geomorphologists, geographers, geologists, ecologists, botanists, hydrologists, conservationists, and land use planners.
Book Synopsis De Apibus phantasticis generis Centris descripti a Johan Fabricius in 1804 (stricto sensu), cum descriptione specierum novarum, ubi occurrunt, flores quae visitant et quomodo eas cognoscimus by : Felipe Vivallo
Download or read book De Apibus phantasticis generis Centris descripti a Johan Fabricius in 1804 (stricto sensu), cum descriptione specierum novarum, ubi occurrunt, flores quae visitant et quomodo eas cognoscimus written by Felipe Vivallo and published by Felipe Vivallo. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the first described species of Centris, even before the description of the genus. Considering this fact, the entire layout and color palette draw inspiration from the books of naturalists of the XVIII and XIX centuries. For the creation of the cover, I used one of the beautiful designs made by the German naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), one of the first women in history who dedicated herself to in situ observation of insects. The drawing corresponds to flowers of Iris latifolia (Mill.) Voss (Iridaceae), Delphinium sp. (Ranunculaceae), and Narcissus sp. (Amaryllidaceae) appearing in the third chapter of her work “Neues Blumenbuch: Florum Fasciculus Tertius: dritter Blumen-Theil”, published in 1680. Surrounding Maria’s flowers, were added digitized photos of some of the Centris species studied in the book using the photobashing, a technique that combines photographs with digital illustrations. The title of the book is made up of three paragraphs, indicating the topics that are discussed in it. The first is the main title, while the others complement the information in the first part, following the pattern used by ancient naturalists to name their works. Following this line, the text is written in Latin, the language in which science was disseminated at that time. Although the book is in English, there are some specific item titles that are also written in Latin. There were used the words “Territōrium” to refer to the distribution, “Materia typica” for type material, “Patria” for the type locality, “Commentārium” for comments, “Variātiō” for intraspecific variation, “Index flōrum” for floral records, and “Specimina examinata” to refer to the material examined. The organization of the figures in plates follows the pattern that I used in my previous books, except for those that show specimens in nature. In that case, images are organized according to the Fibonacci sequence –also called divine proportion– proposed by the Italian mathematician Leonardo de Pisa (1170–1240) and which has been associated since ancient times with ideas of harmony, beauty and perfection.
Book Synopsis Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation by : Thomas J. Givnish
Download or read book Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation written by Thomas J. Givnish and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-08 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume surveys advances in the study of adaptive radiation showing how molecular characters can be used to analyze the origin and pattern of diversification within a lineage in a non-circular fashion.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity and the Law by : Charles R. McManis
Download or read book Biodiversity and the Law written by Charles R. McManis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity? This authoritative volume, written by leading legal experts and biological and social scientists from around the world, aims to address this question in all of its complexity. The first part of the book focuses on biodiversity and examines what we are losing, why and what is to be done. The second part addresses biotechnology and looks at whether it is part of the solution or part of the problem, or perhaps both. The third section examines traditional knowledge, explains what it is and how, if at all, it should be protected. The fourth and final part looks at ethnobotany and bioprospecting and offers practical lessons from the vast and diverse experiences of the contributors.
Book Synopsis Global Vegetation by : Jörg S. Pfadenhauer
Download or read book Global Vegetation written by Jörg S. Pfadenhauer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date textbook of global vegetation ecology, which comprises the current state of knowledge, is long overdue and much-needed. It is a translation of the textbook “Vegetation der Erde” (Springer-Spektrum, Heidelberg). A short introductory chapter deals with the fundamentals of vegetation ecology that are of importance for the delimitation and characterization of the global vegetation presented in this book (chorology, evolution of plants, physiognomic and structural characteristics, phytodiversity and the human impact on it as well as general terminology concerning both plant growth forms and on vegetation structure types). In the following chapters the zonal and azonal vegetation from the tropics to the polar regions including high mountains is described and discussed. The main focus is on the characterization of interactions between the spatial location of plants and plant communities on the one hand and site conditions, historic and genetic processes, spatial and temporal patterns, ecophysiology and anthropogenic influences on the other hand. Additional information on specific topics is provided in 51 boxes.