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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782969303321

Autore

Bell Peter Robert

Titolo

Green plants : their origin and diversity / / Peter R. Bell, Alan R. Hemsley [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-107-11618-X

1-280-95580-5

9786610955800

0-511-80783-X

0-511-35131-3

0-511-04029-6

0-511-15536-0

0-511-55619-5

0-511-05152-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

581.3/8

Soggetti

Botany

Plants

Plants - Evolution

Plants - Variation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[327]-329).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1 General features of the plant kingdom; 2 The subkingdom Algae: Part 1; 3 The subkingdom Algae: Part 2; 4 The subkingdom Algae: Part 3; 5 The subkingdom Embryophyta: division Bryophyta (mosses and liverworts); 6 The subkingdom Embryophyta (cont.): division Tracheophyta,  Part I; 7 The subkingdom Embryophyta (cont.): division Tracheophyta, Part 2; 8 The subkingdom Embryophyta (cont.): division Tracheophyta, Part 3; 9 The subkingdom Embryophyta (cont.): division Tracheophyta, Part 4

GlossarySuggestions for further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The central theme of Green Plants, first published in 2000, is the



astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom, from the simplicity of prokaryotic algae to the myriad complexities of flowering plants. The book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with algae (prokaryotic and eukaryotic) and moving through mosses, liverworts, fern allies, ferns and gymnosperms to flowering plants. Copiously illustrated throughout, it provides a concise account of all algae and land plants, with information on topics from cellular structure to life cycles and reproduction. The authors maintain a refreshingly cautious approach in discussions of possible phylogenetic relationships and include newly emerging information on features of plants known only as fossils. This edition has been completely updated to reflect current views on the origin of the major groups of plants, providing a resource for students of botany, and for researchers needing a comprehensive reference to the plant kingdom.