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* Written by the leading experts in the field for use by non-experts * Practical guide with step-by-step explanations including clearly drawn diagrams and illustrations * Universal principles that can be applied in all environments worldwide
In order to manage, use, and conserve plants, we need to improve communication of useful information about them. For this, accurate identification using field guides is important. This book provides potential authors of field guides with an understanding of the issues and methods suitable for producing user-friendly guides which help to identify plants for the purposes of conservation, sustainable use, participatory monitoring, or greater appreciation of biodiversity. The book draws on both scientific and participatory processes, supported by the experience of contributors from across the tropics. It presents a core process for producing a field guide, setting out key steps, options, and techniques available to the authors of a guide, and, through illustration, helps authors choose methods and media appropriate to their context.
About the Author
William Hawthorne is a freelance tropical forest botanist and ecologist working for some of his time as a senior research associate in the Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University. Anna Lawrence Lawrence leads the Human Ecology Research Program, at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute.
Plant Identification: Creating User-Friendly Field Guides for Biodiversity Management (People and Plants Conservation),Anna Lawrence,William Hawthorne,Earthscan,1844070794,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Science,Guidebooks,Identification,Life Sciences - Biological Diversity,Life Sciences - Botany,Plants,Plants - General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Botany & plant sciences,Conservation of the environment,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection,Writing & editing guides
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