Plant Identification : creating user-friendly field guides for biodiversity management

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lawrence, Anna (Author), Hawthorne, William (Author)
Corporate Authors: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Unesco (Author), World Wildlife Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan , 2006
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Identifying biodiversity: why do we need field guides
  • 2. Producing a successful guide: principles, purpose, people and process
  • 3. Planning and budgeting
  • 4. Plant names and botanical publications
  • 5. Identification: keys and other access methods
  • 6. Plant characters suitable for field guides
  • 7. Information: finding it and presenting it
  • 8. Illustration
  • 9. Testing the field guide
  • 10. Publishing the field guide