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Bilberry - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
ICON Group International Inc. 2003; US$ 28.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to bilberry. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students... more...
Echinacea: The genus Echinacea
CRC Press 2004; US$ 125.95The text describes how the plant is cultivated and where in the world it is most abundant. It describes different species of Echinacea that are medically important and what chemically active ingredients give Echinacea its strong pharmaceutical value. more...
Trees
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 45.00A comprehensive introduction to the natural history of trees, presenting information on all aspects of tree biology and ecology in an easy to read and concise text. Fascinating insights into the workings of these everyday plants are uncovered throughout the book, with basic questions tackled in an illuminating way. more...
Coryphantha
Springer 2006; US$ 129.99This unique reference work presents the first comprehensive taxonomy of Coryphantha, with a complete key to the genus. It contains a new taxonomic classification of all 43 species and 11 subspecies, with morphological and ecological descriptions. These cacti, which grow in Mexico and southern USA, are characterized by their typical grooved tubercles... more...
The Tree
Crown Publishing Group 2006; US$ 15.95There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The... more...
Practical Plant Identification
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 36.00Building on the success of Cullen's The Identification of Flowering Plant Families, this is an essential guide to identifying flowering plant families (wild or cultivated) in the northern hemisphere. Details of plant structure and terminology accompany practical keys to the identification of 318 of the flowering plant families. more...
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses (3 Volume Set)
CRC Press 2006; US$ 730.00Comprising approximately 800 genera and thousands of species of grasses, the entries in this reference list the genus name, synonyms and common names, etymology, geographical distribution, description, and list of species with uses and common names. It also includes vernacular names, rejected names, and orthographic variants. more...
Global Seagrass Research Methods
Elsevier Science 2001; US$ 305.00This thorough and informative volume presents a set of detailed, globally applicable techniques for seagrass research. The book provides methods for all aspects of seagrass science from basic plant collection to statistical approaches and investigations of plant-animal interaction. The emphasis is on methods that are applicable in both developing... more...
Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 209.99The successful long-term sustainable management of forests is dependent on our knowledge of their history, present state, and responses to changing environmental conditions. In this light, the text evaluates the Nordic mountain birch ecosystem with examples from different sites in the Nordic countries and Scotland.The authors analyse vegetation and... more...
Seagrasses
Taylor & Francis 1999; US$ 149.95Seagrasses are becoming widely used as in situ indicators of the relative health and condition of subtropical and tropical estuarine ecosystems. This book brings together research results in seagrass management ecology from both the scientific and environmental management communities. more...









