John King (Canada University of Saskatchewan)

Broschiertes Buch

Reaching for the Sun

How Plants Work

Beschreibung

Written with the non-specialist in mind, this book provides a lively introduction to how plants function. Topics include energy, nutrition, growth, development and, new to this edition, the interaction of plants with their environment, particularly exploring the impact of problems created by human activities such as pollution and global warming.

Autor

John King is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is a past President of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists and in 2001 he was awarded their highest honour, the Gold Medal, 'in recognition of outstanding contributions to plant physiology in Canada'. The first edition of Reaching for the Sun (Cambridge University Press, 1997) was nominated for the Rhône-Poulenc (now Aventis) Prize for Science (General Category).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780521736688
• ISBN-10: 0521736684
• Artikelnr.: 32206630

Rezensionen

'... one of the best-written, general accounts of plant biology that I know ... if you are looking for a book to stress the significance of modern plant science/fascination of botany on young minds (or even not-so-young ones), look no further than the 2nd edition of John King's Reaching for the Sun!' Annals of Botany