Linda P.J. Lipsen, Derek Tan

Pressed Plants

Making a Herbarium

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A compact and contemporary guide to collecting, drying and storing plant specimensâEUR"suitable for both professional researchers and ardent amateurs. The long-awaited update to Dr. Christoper BrayshawâEUR(TM)s beloved Plant Collecting for the Amateur, Linda P.J. Lipsen's Pressed Plants goes to the heart of professional and amateur plant collecting today. Rich in illustrations, infographics, and plant photography, this beautiful book balances the ongoing history of plant collection with practical advice, and it includes the latest updates to best practices, such as how to preserve plant material for DNA extraction and how to navigate increasingly complex cultural and conservation considerations. Pressed Plants responds to the recent revival of enthusiasm for nature, biodiversity, and conservation with an increased emphasis on how to document the biodiversity around us. It will help any reader feel that they can understand how to properly document plant biodiversity so itâEUR(TM)s understood, valued, and protected.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 140mm x 204mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9780772680563
• ISBN-10: 0772680566
• Artikelnr.: 63401076

Autorenporträt

Linda P.J. Lipsen is the collections curator at the University of British Columbia Herbarium at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Linda holds an M.Sc. in botany and has previously worked for the UBC Botanical Garden and taught in UBC's Department of Botany. Derek Tan is the digital media specialist at the at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.