The Cactus Primer / / Park S. Nobel, Arthur C. Gibson.
The Cactus Primer presents the amateur cactophile with an excellent introduction to cactus biology and provides the informed reader with an invaluable summary of the last forty years' research. This book goes far beyond books that instruct readers in the propagation, growth, and care of these p...
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Gibson, Arthur C., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Cactus Primer / Park S. Nobel, Arthur C. Gibson. Reprint 2014 Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013] ©1986 1 online resource (286 p.) : 246 halftones, 99 line illustrations, 12 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 The Cactus Plant -- 2 Cacti with Primitive Features -- 3 Succulence -- 4 Gas Exchange and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism -- 5 Areoles and Spines -- 6 Tubercles and Ribs -- 7 Factors Affecting Distribution -- 8 Growth Habits -- 9 Special Chemicals -- 10 Phylogeny and Speciation -- 11 Evolutionary Relationships -- Glossary -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The Cactus Primer presents the amateur cactophile with an excellent introduction to cactus biology and provides the informed reader with an invaluable summary of the last forty years' research. This book goes far beyond books that instruct readers in the propagation, growth, and care of these plants; addressing matters of more scientific interest, it takes an integrated approach to the presentation of the form, physiology, evolution, and ecology of cacti. The book is unique in that it combines the descriptive morphology and physiology documented in the scientific literature with more general observations found in popular publications on cacti. It provides a new generic classification of the cacti and contains much new information, including data on photosynthesis, heat and cold tolerance, computer modeling of ribs, and the effects of spines. Enhanced by over 400 illustrations and supplemented with an extensive glossary, this book will appeal to cactus enthusiasts interested in the classification and growth of cacti, as well as to plant biologists who use cacti to illustrate desert adaptation and convergent evolution. Written in accessible style, The Cactus Primer is bound to serve a dual function as both an instructive tool and a reference work in cactus biology for years to come. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Cactus. Pflanzen (Botanik). Cactaceae. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany. bisacsh Nobel, Park S., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package 9783110353488 ZDB-23-HCO Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Science eBook Package 9783110353549 ZDB-23-HSP Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 9783110442212 print 9780674281721 https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674281714 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674281714 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674281714.jpg |
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