Kathy Willis

Plants: From Roots to Riches

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Tie-in to major Radio 4 series with Kew Gardens: A History Of Plant Science in 25 episodes, an important focus for Radio 4 in 2014. This book explores the history of our gardens, our culture and of modern science. From the Victorian obsession with exotic plants which changed our gardens for ever to the potato blight that led to a million deaths in Ireland in the 1840s, understanding plants better is crucial to our history and ensuring our survival. Includes 150 illustrations. Now in paperback.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4447-9825-8
EAN: 9781444798258
Produktnummer: 17150533
Verlag: John Murray Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 368 S.
Masse: H20.0 cm x B13.1 cm x D3.5 cm 284 g
Gewicht: 284
Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor

KATHY WILLIS is director of science at Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. She is also professor of long-term ecology and a fellow of Merton College, both at Oxford University. Winner of several awards, she has spent over 20 years researching and teaching biodiversity and conservation at Oxford and Cambridge. CAROLYN FRY is the former editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographic Society and has travelled the world in search of stories. She has written five successful books, including the acclaimed Plant Hunters.