Rare and Endangered Plants of New Zealand
Author: David R. Given
Publisher: Raupo
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780589013684
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In Defense of Plants
Author: Matt Candeias
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Published: 2021-03-16
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1642504548
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.
Rare Wildlife of New Zealand
Author: Rod Morris
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781869419127
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This handsome book is a companion volume to BEAUTIFUL BIRDS OF NZ. It contains 100 New Zealand endangered species of all kinds -u plants, birds, insects, fungi, mammals. Organised by habitat u forests, gardens, islands, wetlands, high country, and sea and shore, it gives an important snapshot of the critical state of the wildlife in our country. Beautifully photographed with accessible and informative text, this is a stunning book to have. At the same time, it contains many surprises: among our most endangered species are kiwi, tuatara, flax, grasshoppers, hebes, crabs, dolphins and many other New Zealand icons.
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New Zealand's Native Trees
Author: John Dawson
Publisher: Craig Potton Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781877517013
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New Zealand's native trees are truly remarkable. From the massive kauri, the third-largest tree in the world, the showy pohutukawas and ratas, and the ubiquitous cabbage tree to rare and endangered species found only on offshore islands, our glorious and diverse trees deserve to be recognised, understood and celebrated. New Zealand's Native Trees describes and illustrates more than 250 species. The text for each species describes every botanical feature in detail, along with habitat, ecology and associations with other plants and animals. More than 2000 photographs illustrate close details along with wider views of specimens and habitats. Break-out features reveal the interesting stories of the lifestyles of our trees, answering questions such as: Why do we have so many trees with juvenile forms? How do trees survive in waterlogged environments? Why is rimu so important to the survival of the kakapo? Clear-cut illustrations of leaves are included for each species.
Rare and Endangered New Zealand Birds
Author: P. D. Gaze
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →World-wide there are 300 bird species which are considered to be endangered, of which 11 per cent are from New Zealand. This book looks at 16 local species that have declined to the point they will become extinct unless circumstances change. For each species there is a distribution map, then sections on the birds' history, its conservation, its management, and notes on 'where to see' the remaining birds. There is one colour photograph of a bird of each species.
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Author: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 934
ISBN-13: 9782831703282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book represents the most comprehensive compilation of data on threatened vascular plants ever published. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale. Conservation assessments were provided by the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the National Botanical Institute (South Africa), Environment Australia, and CSIRO, The Nature Conservancy, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, together with hundreds of botanic gardens and botanists throughout the world. The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and the New York Botanical Garden have made major in-kind contributions.The result of 20 years work by botanists and conservationists around the world, it is intended as a conservation tool, a provider of baseline information to measure conservation progress and as a primary source of data on plant species. Most importantly, however, it provides the building blocks on which to base a worldwide effort to conserve plant species.
The Road to Extinction
Author: Richard Fitter
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9782880329297
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Author: Adam Stow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 687
ISBN-13: 1107033543
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New Lepidium (Brassicaceae) from New Zealand
Author: Peter James De Lange
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9546426881
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The vascular flora of New Zealand contains an estimated 2400 species of indigenous plant, of which a staggering 83% are endemic. Nevertheless, despite the 244 years of botanical exploration there are still many flowering plants left to formally describe from New Zealand. In this issue of PhytoKeys the diversity of the endemic Cook’s Scurvy grass (Lepidium oleraceum) is subjected to a modern taxonomic treatment, recognising in the process ten new endemic species, and accepting six others described by past workers. This issue includes detailed descriptions for all 16 Lepidium species and discusses their ecology, ethnobotany and conservation status. A dichotomous key to the naturalised and indigenous Lepidium of the New Zealand archipelago is also provided.
