Book ID: 100604
Kaiser, Roman
Scent of the vanishing flora. A contribution to the 2010 international year of biodiversity. 2010. illus. figs. 481 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Inspired by Dougal Stermer's book 'Vanishing Flora', the author worked for more than ten years on collecting the scent of 267 endangered plant species worldwide. The present volume deals with the hotspots of biodiversity, all of them bearing endangered species, and the author discusses their scents.This compilation renders the book an important contribution to the UN International Year of Biodiversity.