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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.)

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By: Aljos Farjon

The first handbook to include detailed information on all 615 conifers, temperate as well as tropical, this encyclopedic work offers users as diverse as ecologists, gardeners, foresters and conservationists the accumulated knowledge of these trees obtained in 30 years of academic research, presented in an easily searchable format.

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

Revised and Updated Edition

By: Aljos Farjon

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Revised and Updated Edition

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A 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" Conifers are known to everyone as a conspicuous kind of evergreen trees or shrubs that feature prominently in gardens and parks as well as in many managed forests in the cool to cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Numerous books have been written about them and continue to appear, mostly with a bias towards these uses in Europe and North America. This second edition, revised and updated, of A Handbook of the World's Conifers is departing from this traditional approach in that it includes all the world's 615 species of conifers, of which some 200 occur in the tropics. It gives as much information about these and the Southern Hemisphere conifers as about the better known species, drawing on research into the taxonomy, biology, ecology, distribution and uses by the author over nearly 35 years. The result is a truly encyclopedic work, a true handbook of all the world's conifers, richly illustrated by the author with his line drawings and photographs taken from the natural habitats of the species.

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

Revised and Updated Edition

By: Aljos Farjon

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Pines

Drawings and Descriptions of the Genus Pinus

By: Aljos Farjon

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Drawings and Descriptions of the Genus Pinus

By: Aljos Farjon

An amended and updated version of the first edition of the conifer book Pines is available in paperback and as e-book The scope and structure of the book have been maintained. It includes several taxonomic changes and presents a new chapter on phylogeny. Conservation aspects have been added. The book contains a total of 92 drawings and 103 distribution maps. You may find the updated edition link texthere.

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9004630732

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An Atlas of the World's Conifers

An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status

By: Aljos Farjon,Denis Filer

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An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status

By: Aljos Farjon,Denis Filer

A 2014 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institutions. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and Filer give the reader comprehensive insight into the biogeography, diversity and conservation status of conifers on all continents, dispelling the widely held view that they are primarily a northern boreal plant group. Conifer diversity is analysed and presented with a taxonomic and geographic perspective. Distribution patterns are interpreted using the latest information on continental drift, dispersal and phylogeny. The entire dataset supporting the Atlas can be consulted and verified online. These data can also be used for further research and are an invaluable resource for anyone working on conifer systematics, biogeography or conservation. An Atlas of the World’s Conifers indicates the known distribution of all conifers including an analysis of their biogeography, diversity and conservation status. Also available from Brill is Aljos Farjon’s A Handbook of the World's Conifers, published in 2010 (ISBN 978 90 04 17718 5) which is a 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title".

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers

Revised and Updated Edition

By: Aljos Farjon

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Revised and Updated Edition

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Conifers are known to everyone as a conspicuous kind of evergreen trees or shrubs that feature prominently in gardens and parks as well as in many managed forests in the cool to cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Numerous books have been written about them and continue to appear, mostly with a bias towards these uses in Europe and North America. This new handbook of the conifers is departing from this traditional approach in that it includes all the world's 615 species of conifers, of which some 200 occur in the tropics. It gives as much information about these and the Southern Hemisphere conifers as about the better known species, drawing on research into the taxonomy, biology, ecology, distribution and uses by the author over nearly 30 years. The result is a truly encyclopedic work, a true handbook of all the world's conifers, richly illustrated by the author with his line drawings and photographs taken from the natural habitats of the species.

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A Natural History of Conifers

By: Aljos Farjon

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A Natural History of Conifers

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A compelling account of the extraordinary relatives of ordinary garden conifers. Leading expert Aljos Farjon provides a compelling narrative that observes conifers from the standpoint of the curious naturalist. It starts with the basic question of what conifers are and continues to explore their evolution, taxonomy, ecology, distribution, human uses, and issues of conservation. As the story unfolds many popular misconceptions are dispelled, such as the false notion that all conifers have cones. The extraordinary diversity of conifers begins to dawn as Farjon describes the diminutive creeping shrub Microcachrys tetragona, whose strange seed cones resemble raspberries, and the prehistoric-looking Araucaria meulleri. The taxonomic diversity of conifers is huge and Farjon goes on to relate how, over the course of 300 million years, these trees and shrubs have adapted to survive geological upheavals, climatic extremes, and formidable competition from flowering plants. All who seek to learn more about the early history of life on our planet will cherish this book.

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Timber Press

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0881928690

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Pines, 2nd revised edition

Drawings and Descriptions of the Genus Pinus

By: Aljos Farjon

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Drawings and Descriptions of the Genus Pinus

By: Aljos Farjon

This second edition of the conifer book Pines is an amended and updated version of the first edition, which sold out in 2002. The scope and structure of the book have been maintained. It includes several taxonomic changes and presents a new chapter on phylogeny. Conservation aspects have been added. The book contains a total of 92 drawings and 103 distribution maps.

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An Atlas of the World's Conifers

An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status

By: Aljos Farjon,Denis Filer

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An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.)

A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.)

A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.)

Pines

Pines

An Atlas of the World's Conifers

An Atlas of the World's Conifers

A Handbook of the World's Conifers

A Handbook of the World's Conifers

A Natural History of Conifers

A Natural History of Conifers

Pines, 2nd revised edition

Pines, 2nd revised edition

An Atlas of the World's Conifers

An Atlas of the World's Conifers

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