| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 343 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Series |
Plant and vegetation, 1875-1318 ; v. 5 |
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Plant and vegetation ; v. 5. 1875-1318
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Geobotanical scenario -- pt. 2. Chorology of Chilean plants -- pt. 3. Islands biogeography -- pt. 4. Case studies on selected families -- pt. 5. Where to from here? : projections of Chilean plant geography |
| Summary |
The first and so far only "Plant Geography of Chile" was written about 100 years ago, since when many things have changed: plants have been renamed and reclassified; taxonomy and systematics have experienced deep changes as have biology, geography, and biogeography. The time is therefore ripe for a new look at Chile's plants and their distribution. Focusing on three key issues - botany/systematics, geography and biogeographical analysis - this book presents a thoroughly updated synthesis both of Chilean plant geography and of the different approaches to studying it. Because of its ra |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Phytogeography -- Chile
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Plant ecology -- Chile
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Phytogeography
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Plant ecology
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Chile
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789048187485 |
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9048187486 |
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