Book ID: 103466
Taffetani, Fabio (ed.)
Herbaria. Il grande libro degli erbari italiani. Per la ricerca tassonomica, la conoscenza ambientale e la conservazione del patriomonio. 2012. illus.(mostly col., maps, tabs). XVI, 814 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Contains over 1000 col. figures. - Grouped in 3 sections, dealing with aspects of the collections, collection based reasearch, and thepossible role of herbaria as instrument for nature conservation. Any kind of collection of any organisms once treated as plant is taken into consideration. Collections on live plants and germplams banks are also covered. An appenix includes 96 Italian herbaria in addition to Index Herbariorum, with notes on their holdings, preservation, etc.