Book ID: 66032
Stuessy, Tod and S. H. Sohmer (eds.)
Sampling the Green World. Innovative concepts of collection, preservation, and storage of plant diversity.1996. XVI,289 p.gr8vo.Hardcover.
The rapid losses in phytodiversity in recent years have forced planttaxonomists to address the issues of collection, preservation, andstorage of botanical materials for future use. Only fifteen percent ofplant and animal diversity has been catalogued to date. A clear programto chart and conserve the estimated 250 000 to 400 000 species offlowering plants and ferns is desperately needed.In this book 21 expertsoutline a plan for mapping phytodiversity in the next half century.