Flora / Fauna
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By: Jens E Madsen, Robert Mix and Henrik Balslev
289 pages, 16 col plates, tabs
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Combines botany, ethnography, and history to describe the use and administration of botanical resources on Puna Island in Ecuador, providing information on the island's geography, geology, climate, socioeconomy, infrastructure, and history of botanical exploration.
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Preface; Study Area: Geography; Geology; Climate; Socioeconomy; Infrastructure; History of Botanical Exploration. Vegetation: Plant Communities; Structure; Composition and Dynamics of the Thorn Forest; Phenology. Flora: Distribution Patterns; Affinities to the Galapagos Islands; Human Impact. Plant Use: Pre-Columbian epoch; Post-Columbian epoch; Present Day. Keys and Plant Descriptions: Key to Major Groups; Ferns; Seed Plants. Literature Cited; Index to Names of Plants; Index to Places and Historic Persons.
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Flora / Fauna
Out of Print
By: Jens E Madsen, Robert Mix and Henrik Balslev
289 pages, 16 col plates, tabs