Bibliograph

Herbarium, the quest to preserve & classify the world's plants, Barbara M. Thiers

Type

Label

Herbarium, the quest to preserve & classify the world's plants, Barbara M. Thiers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Herbarium

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Barbara M. Thiers

Sub title

the quest to preserve & classify the world's plants

Summary

A heavily illustrated history of herbaria from one of the world's foremost expertsSince the 1500s, scientists have documented the plants and fungi that grow around them. organizing the specimens into collections. Know as herbaria, these archives helped give rise to botany as its own scientific endeavor. Thiers explores how herbaria emerged and have changed over time. She explains how recent innovations that allow us to see things on both the molecular and global level will help us address some of the critical problems facing the world today. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

The origin of herbaria -- Herbaria and the age of botanical exploration -- Development of herbaria in the United States -- Development of herbaria around the world -- The future of herbaria

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