Flora Of Ecuador

Author : Grady L. Webster
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520915933
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest written by Grady L. Webster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-04-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on work spanning a decade, this study of the Maquipucuna area on the western slopes of the Andes discusses the climate, vegetation, ecological relationships, and flora, and emphasizes the importance of the Maquipucuna area as a biological reserve. In addition to the checklist of the flora, which enumerates 1,650 species (including 228 species of pteridophytes and over 200 species of orchids), appendices give information on floristic composition of communities, distribution of epiphytes, and elevational ranges of families and genera. The illustrations include a map, landscapes, and characteristic species.

Author : Gunnar Harling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flora of Ecuador written by Gunnar Harling and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terence Dale Pennington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789185529025
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book 152. Sapotaceae written by Terence Dale Pennington and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Flora Lu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137533625
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Oil, Revolution, and Indigenous Citizenship in Ecuadorian Amazonia written by Flora Lu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the political ecology of the Ecuadorian petro-state since the turn of the century and contextualizes state-civil society relations in contemporary Ecuador to produce an analysis of oil and Revolution in twenty-first century Latin America. Ecuador’s recent history is marked by changes in state-citizen relations: the election of political firebrand, Rafael Correa; a new constitution recognizing the value of pluriculturality and nature’s rights; and new rules for distributing state oil revenues. One of the most emblematic projects at this time is the Correa administration’s Revolución Ciudadana, an oil-funded project of social investment and infrastructural development that claims to blaze a responsible and responsive path towards wellbeing for all Ecuadorians. The contributors to this book examine the key interventions of the recent political revolution—the investment of oil revenues into public works in Amazonia and across Ecuador; an initiative to keep oil underground; and the protection of the country’s most marginalized peoples—to illustrate how new forms of citizenship are required and forged. Through a focus on Amazonia and the Waorani, this book analyzes the burdens and opportunities created by oil-financed social and environmental change, and how these alter life in Amazonian extraction sites and across Ecuador.

Author : Alwyn H. Gentry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226289434
Total Pages : 895 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), with Supplementary Notes on Herbaceous Taxa written by Alwyn H. Gentry and published by . This book was released on 1993-01 with total page 895 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America. As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present during certain seasons, Gentry's book focuses on characters such as bark, leaves, and odor that are present year-round. His guide is filled with clear illustrations, step-by-step keys to identification, and a wealth of previously unpublished data. All biologists, wildlife managers, conservationists, and government officials concerned with the tropical rain forests will need and use this field guide. Alwyn Gentry was one of the world's foremost experts on the biology of tropical plants. He was senior curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and was a member of Conservation International's interdisciplinary Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) team, which inventories the biodiversity of the most threatened tropical areas. From 1967 to 1993 he collected more than 80,000 plant specimens, many of them new to science.

Author : Conley K. McMullen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501728768
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flowering Plants of the Galápagos written by Conley K. McMullen and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Galápagos are home to a wide-ranging assortment of unusual plants and animals. The islands became famous as the site of Charles Darwin's research leading to his theory of evolution by natural selection, and their magnificent flora and fauna continue to draw visitors from around the world. Based on the author's 16 years of fieldwork and featuring his exceptional photography, Flowering Plants of the Galápagos is the first accessible, in-depth yet compact guide to the plant life of the area. An invaluable resource for tourists, natural history enthusiasts, and professionals, the book: • Introduces the botanical history of the islands and their varied ecological zones • Allows easy identification of 436 flowering plants (77 families, 192 genera, and 390 species) • Covers endemic plants found exclusively on the islands; native plants, which grow on the Galápagos and elsewhere; and exotic plants present as a result of human actions • Offers thorough accounts of the plants which give the scientific, common, and family names; range; islands inhabited; habitat; description; and additional notes of interest • Is richly illustrated with 266 color photographs of flowering plants and 117 of plant pollinators, vegetation zones, non-flowering plants, and the islands themselves • Organizes species by form, leaf arrangement, and flower color and includes descriptive plant drawings to aid in identification • Provides a map of the Galápagos and a list of plants likely to be seen at popular tourist sites

Author : Lennart Andersson
Publisher : Balogh Scientific Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flora of Ecuador written by Lennart Andersson and published by Balogh Scientific Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold Ernest Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789185529629
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book 190(1). COMPOSITAE-VERNONIEAE. written by Harold Ernest Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benkt Sparre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flora of Ecuador written by Benkt Sparre and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. Robbert Gradstein
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030494500
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Liverworts and Hornworts of Colombia and Ecuador written by S. Robbert Gradstein and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador. The largest genera are Lejeunea (66 spp.), Plagiochila (65), Frullania (54), Radula (33), Metzgeria (33), Cololejeunea (32), Cheilolejeunea (30), Bazzania (26), Drepanolejeunea (25), Ceratolejeunea (18), Diplasiolejeunea (18), and Syzygiella (18). Species descriptions include brief morphological characterization and discussion with emphasis on characters for identification, world range as well as distribution and habitat in Colombia and Ecuador. Classes, orders, families and genera are also described and the main features for recognition of the genera are briefly discussed. The introduction includes chapters on history of exploration, diversity and endemism, and classification. A glossary, bibliography and index to scientific names are also provided.