Book ID: 43352
BAAS, P., K.KALKMAN and R.GEESING (eds.)
The Plant Diversity of Male- sia. Proceedings of the Flora Malesiana Symposium Commemoration Prof.Dr. C.G.G.J. van Steenis. 1990. illustr. 420 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
The book contains a selection of the papers presented at the FloraMalesiana Symposium and covers a much greater variety of themes thanmerely an inventory of botanical diversity. The botanical informationmade available on regional and local floras is of vital importance forapplications such as the exploitation of natural forests on asustainable yield basis, for establishing gene banks for the benefit ofagriculture, forestry and horticulture, and not least for natureconservation. Several chapters are devoted to these themes. Floristicstudies also form the basis of the biogeographical essays and vegetationstudies included in the book. - Print on demand book.