Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity

by Peter R. Bell, Alan R. Hemsley

Overview

The central theme of Green Plants is the astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom. The book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae 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 include newly emerging information on features of plants known only as fossils. This new edition has been completely updated to reflect current views on the origin of the major plant groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521646734
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/28/2000
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 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 embrophyta - bryophyta; 6. The subkingdom embrophyta - Tracheophyta, part 1; 7. The subkingdom embrophyta - Tracheophyta, part 2; 8. The subkingdom embrophyta - Tracheophyta, part 3; 9. The subkingdom embrophyta - Tracheophyta, part 4; Glossary; Suggestions for further reading; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent line drawings and photographs...an unusually good reference for students of botany. Amazingly concise and succinct, Green Plants still manages to cover a wide range of plant groups and topics." Science Books & Films

"Only a trained botanist or biologist will be able to follow the intricate technical expositions of this masterpiece, but it so well written that an educated layman will gain a basic appreciation of the subject." Chicago Botanic Garden

"This is an excellent, comprehensive botany reference for ecologists, biologists, and students of botany." Wildlife Activist

From the Publisher

A concise, well-illustrated, up-to-date account of the whole range of algae and land plants, revised from the earlier Diversity of green plants by P.R. Bell and C.L.F. Woodstock. The central theme is the remarkable diversity of forms evolution has fashioned in geologic time from the carbon continually being fixed by photosynthesis. For the high school and college classroom as well as for amateur botanists. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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