Plant atlas 2020 : mapping changes in the distribution of the British and Irish flora / P. A. Stroh [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroh, P. A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phytogeography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1530 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Summary:

An authoritative two-volume overview of the distribution of the wild plants of Great Britain and Ireland Plant Atlas 2020 presents the results of field surveys by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, building on past atlas surveys undertaken by the Botanical Society in the early and late twentieth century. Drawing on the work of thousands of botanists who covered the entirety of Britain and Ireland between 2000 and 2019, this two-volume book features introductory chapters that provide a detailed assessment of the changes to the region's flora over the past hundred years. Distribution maps and accompanying text and graphics display the phenology, altitudinal range, and time-series trends for 2,616 native and alien species and 247 hybrids. With more than 30 million records gathered during the project, Plant Atlas 2020 will serve as an essential resource for the study and conservation of these wild plants and their vitally important habitats for decades to come. The most in-depth survey of British and Irish flora ever undertaken, based on more than 30 million individual records Covers 2,616 native and alien species and 247 hybrids Features a wealth of distribution maps and infographics, accompanied by informative text A must-have reference book for botanists, field naturalists, conservation organizations, government agencies, and anyone interested in the diverse plant life of Great Britain and Ireland

Contents:

Volume 1

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

About the editors

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Arrangement of the book and the Online Plant Atlas

Chapter 2. Recording the British and Irish flora 1962-2019

National and local scale recording projects

Rare, scarce and threatened species

Other surveys

Hybrids

Introduced species

Chapter 3. Scope of the Plant Atlas 2020 project

Geographical scope, recording method and resolution of recording

Taxonomic scope

Separation of records into date-classes

Identifying native and introduced plants at a national level

Archaeophytes, neophytes and casuals

Assigning native or introduced status at the 10 km square level

Chapter 4. Preparation of maps and text

Selection of taxa to be mapped

Preparation and editing of maps

Preparation, editing and writing of species accounts

Chapter 5. Coverage achieved by the project

Chapter 6. The changing floras of Britain and Ireland

Methods overview

Change in the floras: results of the analyses

Conclusion

Chapter 7. Introduction to the species accounts

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Notes on the distribution maps

Additional online map resources

Notes on the species accounts

The species accounts (Lycopodiaceae to Rubiaceae)

Volume 2

The species accounts (Gentianaceae to Characeae)

Bibliography (covering Volumes 1 and 2)

Index (covering Volumes 1 and 2).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Stroh, P. A. Plant Atlas 2020

ISBN:

9780691247601

OCLC:

1372394898