Systematic And Taxonomic Approaches In Palaeobotany

Author : Robert A. Spicer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systematic and Taxonomic Approaches in Palaeobotany written by Robert A. Spicer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant fossils, which provide valuable data for many fields, are usually only poorly preserved and fragmentary remains of the original organism. Their identification is difficult, and their study bedevilled by problems of taxomony and classification never encountered with living plants. This volume contains the papers presented at an international paleobotanical meeting designed to present a complete catalog and description of the varied techniques used in fossil identification and classification. The wide variety of approaches presented here will stimulate further research and provide the necessary information for the application of paleobotanical studies to the more general fields of botany and geology.

Author : R. A. Spicer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systematic and Taxonomic Approaches in Palaeobotany written by R. A. Spicer and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A. J. Bowden
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862391741
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Palaeobotany written by A. J. Bowden and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2005 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often regarded as the 'Cinderella' of palaeontological studies, palaeobotany has a history that contains some fascinating insights into scientific endeavour, especially by palaeontologists who were perusing a personal interest rather than a career. The problems of maintaining research facilities in universities, especially in the modern era, are described and reveal a noticeable absence of a national UK strategy to preserve centres of excellence in an avowedly specialist area. Accounts of some of the pioneers demonstrate the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and illustrators. The importance of palaeobotany in the rise of geoconservation is outlined, as well as the significant and influential role of women in the discipline. Although this volume has a predominantly UK focus, two very interesting studies outline the history of palaeobotanical work in Argentina and China.

Author : Edith L. Taylor
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 008055783X
Total Pages : 1253 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleobotany written by Edith L. Taylor and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 1253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae. It begins with a discussion of geologic time, how organisms are preserved in the rock record, and how organisms are studied and interpreted and takes the student through all the relevant uses and interpretations of fossil plants. With new chapters on additional flowering plant families, paleoecology and the structure of ancient plant communities, fossil plants as proxy records for paleoclimate, new methodologies used in phylogenetic reconstruction and the addition of new fossil plant discoveries since 1993, this book provides the most comprehensive account of the geologic history and evolution of microbes, algae, fungi, and plants through time. Major revision of a 1993 classic reference Lavishly illustrated with 1,800 images and user friendly for use by paleobotanists, biologists, geologists and other related scientists Includes an expanded glossary with an extensive up-to-date bibliography and a comprehensive index Provides extensive coverage of fungi and other microbes, and major groups of land plants both living and extinct

Author : Wilson N. Stewart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521382946
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants written by Wilson N. Stewart and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-26 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1993 textbook describes and explains the origin and evolution of plants as revealed by the fossil record.

Author : Quentin D. Wheeler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420008560
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Taxonomy written by Quentin D. Wheeler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-04-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!A Fresh Look at Taxonomy The most fundamental of all biological sciences, taxonomy underpins any long term strategies for reconstructing the great tree of life or salvaging as much biodiversity as possible. Yet we are still unable to say with any certainty how

Author : Norman MacLeod
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420008072
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics written by Norman MacLeod and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-07-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The automated identification of biological objects or groups has been a dream among taxonomists and systematists for centuries. However, progress in designing and implementing practical systems for fully automated taxon identification has been frustratingly slow. Regardless, the dream has never died. Recent developments in computer architectures an

Author : Peter D. Olson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107028582
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Next Generation Systematics written by Peter D. Olson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheap and plentiful genome sequence data is transforming biology, and will surely transform systematics. This volume explores how.

Author : Robert Scotland
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482268248
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homology and Systematics written by Robert Scotland and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been written about this matrix-building process, which is fundamental to our understanding of diversity and evolutionary history. This book fills the gap by discussing the ways observations are coded and the consequences for resulting hypotheses using case studies and theoretical examples.

Author : David M. Williams
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203643038
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milestones in Systematics written by David M. Williams and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-05-12 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a historical analysis of the evolution of systematics during the last one hundred years, Milestones in Systematics reviews many of the major issues in systematic theory and practice that have driven the working methods of systematics during the 20th century and looks at the issues most likely to preoccupy systematists in the immediate fu