Raven Biology of Plants
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Beschreibung
Laboratory Topics in Botany familiarizes students with recent advances in botany, while maintaining a strong emphasis on the basic facts and principles necessary for a sound foundation in the plant sciences. This manual complements Raven Biology of Plants, Eighth Edition, and has been updated to reflect the changes made to the textbook.
The eighth edition of this bestselling botany textbook has been updated throughout with the most recent primary literature, eight new ecology-oriented essays, and 175 new illustrations and photographs to keep the presentation as well as the content fresh and engaging. It is an invaluable resource for both students and professionals.
- LaunchPad combines an interactive ebook with high-quality multimedia content and ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing.
- Dual themese of evolution and ecology and integrated throughout
- Illustrations and photographys enhanced the books long-acclaimed art program
- Chapter openers include photos with captions that engage student interest with fascinating topics, many of which involve ecological applications
- The Diversity section has undergone the most obvious revision based on molecular systematics and the comparison of DNA and RNA sequences.
- The Physiology of Seed Plants section now includes new information on hormone receptors, the formation of lateral roots, the floral stimulus, thigmonastic movements, strategies to acquire nutrients, nocturnal transpiration, and hydraulic redistribution.
- The dual themes of evolution and ecology are integrated throughout at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and plant community levels. .
- New ecology essays showcase ecologically relevant stories to bring the concepts to life.
Emphasis on interrelationships of growth and development, structure and function, and evolution and ecology
- Evolution is emphasized at the molecular, cellular, organismal (as in the evolution of developmental patterns in plants), and plant community levels.
- The ecological significance of prokaryotes, fungi, bryophytes (Sphagnum, in particular), and the root systems of plants to the global carbon cycle and global warming is emphasized.
- Fully illustrated for visual learners
- Chapter Outline and Checkpoint Questions guide the students' reading
- EndofChapter Summaries as well as Summary Tables help students review the material
Autor*in
Susan E. Eichorn
Themen in »Raven Biology of Plants«
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