Centres of Plant Diversity: Vol. 1 - Europe Africa South West Asia and the Middle East: A Guide and Strategy for Their Conservation

by Vernon H. Heywood and Stephen D. Davis

The rationale for this work covering nearly 250 major sites for conservation of plant diversity is concern about rapid global loss and degradation of natural ecosystems. By highlighting areas of prime botanical importance, it is hoped that their conservation will be ensured by an adequate commitment of resources. Selection of the sites is based both on floristic statistics and on detailed first-hand knowledge of numerous botanists. Each site's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 283170197X
• ISBN13: 9782831701974
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: World Conservation Union
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 12.0"