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Plants : a very short introduction / Timothy Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Timothy, 1958- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plants.
- Botany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Plants are a fundamental part of the biosphere and their evolution has directly affected animal life, and the Earth's climate. This text provides a concise account of the nature of plants, their variety, their evolution, and their importance and uses, stressing the importance of conservation for the future.
- Contents:
- What is a plant?
- Living on dry land
- Making more plants
- Moving around
- Making sense of plant diversity
- What have plants ever done for us?
- Looking after the plants that support us.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-163399-2
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