Screen LibraryPlant geography of Chile
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Plant and vegetation, ; v. 5 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8748-5 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxi, 343 p.): ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) |
| ISBN: |
9789048187485 (electronic bk.) 9048187486 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | S718 |
| CLC: | S718.5 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Pt. 1. Geobotanical scenario -- pt. 2. Chorology of Chilean plants -- pt. 3. Islands biogeography -- pt. 4. Case studies on selected families -- pt. 5. Where to from here? : projections of Chilean plant geography. The first and so far only "Plant Geography of Chile" was written about 100 years ago, since when many things have changed: plants have been renamed and reclassified; taxonomy and systematics have experienced deep changes as have biology, geography, and biogeography. The time is therefore ripe for a new look at Chile's plants and their distribution. Focusing on three key issues - botany/systematics, geography and biogeographical analysis - this book presents a thoroughly updated synthesis both of Chilean plant geography and of the different approaches to studying it. Because of its ra. |