Plant Life of Edinburgh and the Lothians

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Plant Life of Edinburgh and the Lothians Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Edinburgh University Press
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Pages: 416 Illustrations and other contents: Illustrations ISBN: 9780748613366 Categories: , ,

Based on a 20-year survey by the Botanical Society of Scotland, the book includes a substantial Bryophyte Flora, and discussion of land use changes and the ecological and phytogeographical indicators from the survey in addition to a comprehensive Flora of vascular plants.

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A mine of information!detailed and authoritative !very readable !The sheer breadth of the information in this volume must make it an invaluable asset to any naturalist interested in lowland Scotland. A handsome and inexpensive volume that handles well ! This is a book that Scottish and northern botanists will not wish to be without. Useful and attractive book. I salute the organisational skill which defined the project's framework and maintained interest over such a long period, producing at the end a book which will indeed be 'of value to Scottish society' ! It is a very valuable contribution to Scottish botany and sets a high standard for future local Floras. A mine of information!detailed and authoritative !very readable !The sheer breadth of the information in this volume must make it an invaluable asset to any naturalist interested in lowland Scotland. A handsome and inexpensive volume that handles well ! This is a book that Scottish and northern botanists will not wish to be without. Useful and attractive book. I salute the organisational skill which defined the project's framework and maintained interest over such a long period, producing at the end a book which will indeed be 'of value to Scottish society' ! It is a very valuable contribution to Scottish botany and sets a high standard for future local Floras.

Author Biography

P. M. Smith was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Botany at the University of Edinburgh