Historical Plant Geography - An Introduction

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Tables 1. Plants and Area Part I: Establishing Patterns of Distribution 2. Plant Collecting and Recording: The Taxonomic Basis of Plant Geography 3. Plant Maps 4. Patterns of Distribution Part II: Interpreting Patterns of Distribution 5. Origins, Boundaries and Disruptions 6. Evidence for Patterns of Distribution from the Past 7. Interpreting Disjunct Distribution Patterns 8. Interpreting Endemic Distribution Patterns 9. Genetics, Plant Geography and the Plant Kingdom Glossary Bibliography Index of Plant Names Subject Index

About the author

Philip Stott

Summary

Originally published in 1981 Historical Plant Geography is an introductory treatment of historical plant geography and stresses the basic theoretical frame of the subject.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Stott, Stott Philip
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367355012
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35501-2
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Ecology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Botany & plant sciences, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Botany and plant sciences