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Gelince Haber VerWondersof the Plant Kingdom: A Microcosm Revealed
WolfgangStuppy
Format: Kitap
Barkod: 9781906506476
Cilt Durumu: Ciltsiz
Ürün Tanıtımı
This is aselection of striking and informative images of pollen, seeds and fruit as youhave never seen them before. It will appeal to anyone interested in naturalbotany, wildlife, art and photography. Authors include a leading artist andbotanists from the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A ground-breakingcollaboration between an artist and two botanists, this book tells the story ofhow flowers disseminate their pollen and how the pollinated flower turns into afruit beginning a whole new chapter in a plant's life. It is the success orfailure of a fruit to disperse its seeds that decides the survival orextinction of a species. This crucial role of fruits and seeds explains thefascinating spectrum of strategies and ruses that plants have evolved overmillions of years to achieve their dispersal. This book combines extraordinaryimages with a clear, easily accessible, yet scientifically accurate textexplaining the different forms of pollen, seeds and fruit, and their role inpreserving the biodiversity of our planet.
Özellikler
Basım Dili: İngilizce
Sayfa Sayısı: 156
En / Boy: 13,50 x 21,00 cm
Kağıt Cinsi: 1.Hamur
BasımTarihi: Eylül 2014
