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Shrubs of the Great Basin: A Natural History
ISBN: 9780874171129 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mozingo presents the life histories of more than sixty species of both common and unusual shrubs, and discusses how shrubs grow, reproduce, and adapt to the extreme weather conditions that are part of daily life in the Great Basin.
Mozingo presents the life histories of more than sixty species of both common and unusual shrubs, and discusses how shrubs grow, reproduce, and adapt ...
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156,09 zł |
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Atlas of Nevada Conifers: A Phytogeographic Reference
ISBN: 9780874172652 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A major scientific contribution to our understanding of the ecology of Nevada, this book documents the distribution of all native conifer species in the state. This information is important due to the primary ecological importance of conifers for all organisms.
A major scientific contribution to our understanding of the ecology of Nevada, this book documents the distribution of all native conifer species in t...
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136,53 zł |
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Purshia: The Wild and Bitter Roses
ISBN: 9780874174915 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Among the plant species of the Great Basin rangeland, the Purshia - ancient members of the rose family evolved to survive the aridity and temperature extremes of this harsh region - are one of the most important. In this first book-length study of this key plant species, range scientists James A. Young and Charlie D. Clements offer a comprehensive examination of the biology of the Purshias and their significant role in the ecology of the Great Basin. The authors' discussion is both thorough and broad in scope. They cover the evolution and probable origins of the Purshias (antelope...
Among the plant species of the Great Basin rangeland, the Purshia - ancient members of the rose family evolved to survive the aridity and temperature ...
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165,85 zł |
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Native Plants of Southern Nevada: An Ethnobotany
ISBN: 9780874807226 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The southern Great Basin/northern Mojave desert region is home to several different Paiute and Shoshone peoples, all of whom speak languages in the Numic language family. These societies shared a way of life based mainly on harvesting wild plants, following an annual cycle of moving and gathering the seasonally abundant resources. Because of this, they were familiar with and used the full range of plant communities, from the warm-desert Mojave to the cold-desert Great Basin, becoming practiced botanists. They learned which plants and plant parts were useful for curing certain ailments,... The southern Great Basin/northern Mojave desert region is home to several different Paiute and Shoshone peoples, all of whom speak languages in the... |
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117,02 zł |
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Michigan Lichens
ISBN: 9780877370383 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here, more than 80 colour plates combined with concise descriptions offer a resource for the identification and study of these unique dual organisms, many of which occur well beyond the state's borders.
Here, more than 80 colour plates combined with concise descriptions offer a resource for the identification and study of these unique dual organisms, ...
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58,49 zł |
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Northwest Weeds: The Ugly and Beautiful Villains of Fields, Gardens, and Roadsides
ISBN: 9780878422494 / Angielski / Miękka / 183 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nontechnical descriptions, grouped according to family, face large, color photographs of the weeds. Descriptions include origin, distribution, and aggressiveness as well as information on plant lore, edibility, weediness, and pollination. A useful and lovely guide. Annotation copyright Book News, In
Nontechnical descriptions, grouped according to family, face large, color photographs of the weeds. Descriptions include origin, distribution, and agg...
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53,80 zł |
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Common Edible Useful Plants of the West
ISBN: 9780879610463 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How the Indians, pioneers, and the early Spanish-Americans used many of the common wild plants for food, and medicinal uses, also including making shelters or making artifacts. This book has the answers Young Bracken fern shoots substitute for asparagus, clover for tea. Try a decoction made from mugwort next time you get poison oak. Plants are listed in categories such as water plants, shrubs, herbs, trees, vines with an illustration to help in identification. Warning is given to avoid poisonous plants.
How the Indians, pioneers, and the early Spanish-Americans used many of the common wild plants for food, and medicinal uses, also including making she...
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30,56 zł |
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Sea Vegetables, Harvesting Guide
ISBN: 9780879611514 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to foraging and preparing highly nutritious sea vegetables. Classification with illustrations, where they grow, harvesting, storage, table of nutritional equivalents, protein comparison, and numerous recipes are given. Try nature's bounty. Seaweed fertilizer and compost is great for gardens. As you collect, clean and create the recipes, any concept of seaweed being "that icky washed up stuff on the shore" will be erased.
A guide to foraging and preparing highly nutritious sea vegetables. Classification with illustrations, where they grow, harvesting, storage, table of ...
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65,14 zł |
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Medicinal Plants of the Desert & Canyon West
ISBN: 9780890131824 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This classic work on medicinal herbs of the Western uplands is an authoritative presentation of more than 100 species. Unsurpassed as a field guide for its authoritative information on collection and medicinal preparation. Focuses on the plant life of rocky and arid lands of the West, and includes detailed information on the preparation and use of these vital herbs.
This classic work on medicinal herbs of the Western uplands is an authoritative presentation of more than 100 species. Unsurpassed as a field guide... |
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65,14 zł |
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Common Texas Grasses: An Illustrated Guide
ISBN: 9780890960585 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new printing of Gould's classic includes a key to updated names of grasses, prepared by Stephan L. Hatch. This convenient reference guide to the 150 most familiar and important grass species in Texas includes a line drawing and botanical description for each. "A careful morphological description is provided for each species, together with a brief account of its distribution in Texas, its habitat, and its uses. Each description is accompanied by a beautifully drawn illustration of the habit of the plant and a detail of the flower structure. . . . drawings and specific descriptions are...
This new printing of Gould's classic includes a key to updated names of grasses, prepared by Stephan L. Hatch. This convenient reference guide to the ...
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87,23 zł |
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The Natural History of the Cotton Tribe: Malvaceae, Tribe Gossypieae
ISBN: 9780890960714 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here, for the first time, what is known of the tribe Gossypieae (the cotton tribe) is brought together in a single study that examines, on a global basis, the systematics and evolution of the eight genera (about one hundred species) in the tribe and presents a unified interpretation of these diverse plants, including a consideration of their phytogeography, ecology, karyology, and reproductive biology.
The tribe Gossypieae is an especially valuable subject for such a study because it comprises an entire gamut of plants ranging from those that are exceedingly rare (on the verge of... Here, for the first time, what is known of the tribe Gossypieae (the cotton tribe) is brought together in a single study that examines, on a global ba...
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165,85 zł |
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Grasses of the Texas Gulf Prairies and Marshes
ISBN: 9780890968758 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A manual for the identification and study of grasses of the prairies and marshes adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico from northern Mexico to western Louisiana.
A manual for the identification and study of grasses of the prairies and marshes adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico from northern Mexico to western Louisi...
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165,85 zł |
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Grasses of the Texas Gulf Prairies and Marshes
ISBN: 9780890968895 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The coastal prairies and marshes of the Texas Gulf Coast are among the richest grazing lands in the state. Traditionally they have been the site of some of the largest ranches in Texas; today the ranches are primarily cow-calf operations that use forage grasses as well as "tame" grasses such as Bermuda and some bluestems.
This region is also an excellent natural habitat for upland game and waterfowl and is an important recreational hunting and fishing area. Urban and industrial development has increased in the region as well; since World War II the prairies and marshes have seen the... The coastal prairies and marshes of the Texas Gulf Coast are among the richest grazing lands in the state. Traditionally they have been the site of so...
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97,50 zł |
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The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications
ISBN: 9780892819782 / Angielski / Twarda / 944 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants - Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances - Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality - Contains 797 color photographs and 645 black-and-white illustrations In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants--those known to transport the human mind into...
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants - Examines 414 psychoactive pl...
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480,38 zł |
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Carbon-13 NMR Spectral Problems
ISBN: 9780896030107 / Angielski / Twarda / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the advent of Fourier transform spectrometers of great sensitivity, it has become practical to obtain carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (C-13 NMR; l3C NMR; CMR) spectra routinely on organic molecules, and this technique has become one of the highest utility in determining structures of organic unknowns. When the usual spectrometric techniques proton magnetic resonance (H-I NMR; IH NMR; PMR), infrared (lR), mass (MS), and ultraviolet (UV)-do not readily reveal a compound's structure, a C-13 NMR spectrum will often provide sufficient additional information to yield it unequivocally....
With the advent of Fourier transform spectrometers of great sensitivity, it has become practical to obtain carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (C-13 ...
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605,23 zł |
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Common Flora of the Playa Lakes
ISBN: 9780896723887 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Common Flora of the Playa Lakes is intended to be a technical resource for private landowners, conservation groups, and governmental agencies interested in playa conservation and management, as well as a handy field guide for walkers, bird watchers, and other naturalists who enjoy exploring the Playa Lakes Region of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado.Based on a detailed plant survey of 230 playas in these five states, this publication provides detailed descriptions of 72 plant species most frequently associated with playas, their common and scientific names (including...
Common Flora of the Playa Lakes is intended to be a technical resource for private landowners, conservation groups, and governmental agencies interest...
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73,12 zł |
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Ferns and Fern Allies of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas
ISBN: 9780896724761 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ferns are usually thought of as plants of moist, humid regions, and at first glance the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, a rugged portion of the arid Chihuahuan Desert, does not appear to be a likely location for ferns and their relatives. Yet in many seemingly unsuitable dry habitats, on shadowed slopes, in canyons, and near springs, seeps, and streams can be found sixty-four species of ferns and fourteen species of fern allies. This book is a complete review of the true ferns as well as the related spikemosses and scouring rushes of the Trans-Pecos. In a concise, readable introduction, the...
Ferns are usually thought of as plants of moist, humid regions, and at first glance the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, a rugged portion of the arid Chih...
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68,24 zł |
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Autumn Leaves & Winter Berries in Arkansas
ISBN: 9780912456201 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A companion to Trees, Shrubs, & Vines, this book will add to one's enjoyment of the changing seasons. High-quality photographs capture the colorful fall leaves and the berries that remain through winter months. The text is concise and factual, and there are a number of photographs featuring Ozarks fall color.
A companion to Trees, Shrubs, & Vines, this book will add to one's enjoyment of the changing seasons. High-quality photographs capture the colorful fa...
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58,49 zł |
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Marijuana Chemistry: Genetics, Processing, Potency
ISBN: 9780914171393 / Angielski / Miękka / 199 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes the psychoactive constituents of cannabis and the effects on potency of growth conditions, genetics, harvesting techniques, and processing. Includes variations in THC and CBD content, species differentiation, seeds, grafting, cloning, bonsai marijuana, growing techniques, extraction of THC, preparation of hashish and hash oil, smoking vs eating, testing for THC and CBD, as well as legal concerns. Illustrated.
Describes the psychoactive constituents of cannabis and the effects on potency of growth conditions, genetics, harvesting techniques, and processing. ...
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95,89 zł |
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Huckleberry Book: All about the West's Most Treasured Berry - From Botany to Bears, Mountain Lore to Recipes
ISBN: 9780938314462 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rocky Mountain huckleberry ecology, lore, and 37 recipes -- from cakes to champagne.
Rocky Mountain huckleberry ecology, lore, and 37 recipes -- from cakes to champagne.
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45,93 zł |