This book, by a Harvard University professor, is an excellent summarization of the field today. Professor Solbrig has put together a very good approach to understanding methods and techniques of Systematics, and has used good examples and research articles to do so.
Although this text was published in 1967, its importance is becoming greater rather than lessening, because, of our increased interest in water pollution and its effects on aquatic organisms. Although Mr. Sculthorpe died last year at the age of 28, he managed to produce a remarkable work which will be invaluable to workers with aquatic plants. His book is, in many ways, similar to Noble’s classic, the Biology of the Amphibians.
This is the eighth title in the paperback Modern Biology Series, designed to introduce college students and general readers to twentieth century biology as a conceptual and quantitative science.
This book, one of a series resulting from research by the African Studies Centre of the Ifo Institute deals with the plants, grasses, forbs, shrubs and trees, useful for the nourishment of animals.
This very attractive little book, bound for hard usage, is a welcome contribution to the study of Virginia plants. The author, professor of Biology at Longwood College, has had a wealth of experience to teaching field botany and this book is the fruit of some of his labors.
Although a Colorado flora may seem somewhat out of place in an Appalachian journal, every botanist will be interested in the style and quality of this flora.
This pertinent and up to date volume is based on the 1968 Society of Range Management Symposium held at Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is edited by Van Dyne, while most of the articles are contributed by leaders in the various fields of this very broad subject.
A remarkable new book on western species of Carex has just been published by the United States Department of Agriculture. To some it might come as a surprise to learn that carices have agricultural value. But the author states, “The species of Carex are comparable to the grasses in forage value.
A concise and good book on the philosophy of Evolution, and very readable.
The outstanding feature of this book, the first of a series, is the life-size colored illustrations by Niki Goulandris.