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Phycologyby Robert Edward Lee
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 59.00One of the market leading textbooks on phycology, containing the latest information from nucleic acid sequencing studies. more...
Mosses and Liverworts of Rainforest in Tasmania and South-eastern Australiaby SJ Jarman; BA Fuhrer
CSIRO Publishing 1995; US$ 23.95Mosses and liverworts inhabit a miniature world hidden in our rainforests and often go unnoticed. This book seeks to raise the reader's awareness of these plants and reveals their beauty in the book's many high quality colour photographs. A comprehensive introduction is provided along with specific notes on these plants. more...
The Botany of Desireby Michael Pollan
Random House Publishing Group 2001; US$ 11.99In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant — thought this time the obsessions revolves around the intoxicating effects of marijuana rather than the visual beauty of the tulip. How could flowers, of all things, become such objects of desire that they can drive men to financial ruin? In The Botany of Desire , Michael Pollan argues that the answer lies at the heart of the intimately reciprocal relationship between people and plants. In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, Pollan... more...
Forest Trees of Australiaby DJ Boland; MIH Brooker; GM Chippendale; N Hall; BPM Hyland; RD Johnston; DA Kleinig; MW McDonald; JD Turner
CSIRO Publishing 2006; US$ 125.00The classic Australian guide ? now fully revised and updated with nearly 300 of Australia?s most important native trees. more...
Mycelium Runningby Paul Stamets
Ten Speed Press 2011; US$ 27.99Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how. The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called “mycelium”--the fruit of which are mushrooms--recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium’s digestive power and target it to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants (mycoremediation), catch and reduce silt from streambeds and pathogens from agricultural... more...
Wetland Plants of Queenslandby KM Stephens; RM Dowling
CSIRO Publishing 2002; US$ 34.95A practical field guide that describes and illustrates in colour 90 common and widespread wetland plants found in Queensland. more...
Differentially Expressed Genes In Plantsby Ekkehard Hansen; Glyn Harper
CRC Press 1997; US$ 84.95The analysis of changes in gene activity in tissues and cells of plants is a way of measuring developmental and environmental responses. This volume provides detailed accounts of new and established techniques used to carry out such analyses. more...
Metabolism and Molecular Physiology of Saccharomycesby J. Richardson Dickinson; Michael Schweizer
CRC Press 1998; US$ 88.95This text offers a concise account of the metabolism and physiology of yeast. Chapters include: life cycle and morphogenesis; carbon metabolism, nitrogen metabolism; lipids and membranes; protein trafficking; and more. more...
Nevill Mottby E. A. Davis
CRC Press 1998; US$ 59.95A tribute to the life and work of Nobel Laureate, Sir Nevill Mott. Over 80 friends and associates have contributed their memoirs to this book, full of anecdotes and appreciations for a colossus of modern physics. more...
Wood Formation in Treesby Anne-Marie Catesson; Nigel J. Chaffey
CRC Press 2002; US$ 159.95Understanding how a natural product is made is essential in an age where we find it necessary to modify natural products to suit modern tastes. The techniques contained in this book provide essential information on wood formation in trees. more...