Pressed Plants - Linda P.J. Lipsen, Derek Tan

Pressed Plants

Making a Herbarium
Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2023
Royal British Columbia Museum (Verlag)
978-0-7726-8056-3 (ISBN)
26,15 inkl. MwSt
A compact and contemporary guide to collecting, drying and storing plant specimens—suitable for both professional researchers and ardent amateurs.

The long-awaited update to Dr. Christoper Brayshaw’s beloved Plant Collecting for the Amateur, Linda P.J. Lipsen's Pressed Plants goes to the heart of professional and amateur plant collecting today.

Rich in illustrations, infographics, and plant photography, this beautiful book balances the ongoing history of plant collection with practical advice, and it includes the latest updates to best practices, such as how to preserve plant material for DNA extraction and how to navigate increasingly complex cultural and conservation considerations.

Pressed Plants responds to the recent revival of enthusiasm for nature, biodiversity, and conservation with an increased emphasis on how to document the biodiversity around us. It will help any reader feel that they can understand how to properly document plant biodiversity so it’s understood, valued, and protected.

IntroductionI.A brief history on plant collections, collectors and herbariaII.Collecting, Pressing, and Mounting Scientific Plant Specimens1.What, when and how to collect a.Materials needed for the fieldb.What makes a good specimen? i.Seasons and reproductive partsii.Plant parts and habitat considerations for keying iii.Specimen collection information, photos, and DNAc.Responsible Collecting - Following best collecting practicesi.Agreementsii.Permitsiii.Cultural considerationsiv.Responsible collectingv.The value of a photo, GPS coordinate and DNAvi.When not to collect2.Pressing and Drying a.Materials neededb.Special cases (aka succulents, cones, large specimens)3.Mountinga.Materials neededb.How to mount a good specimen, and how to save a bad onec.How to make a collection label4.How to identify your specimena.Paper resourcesb.On-line resourcesc.How to approach taxonomy and keying5.Organizing and Cataloguing your Collectionsa.Organizing for Reference (and eventual donation)b.Storing for Preservation –freezing, dermestids and storagec.Electronic Datad.Picturese.DNAReference and ResourcesAppendixIndex

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 203 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10 0-7726-8056-6 / 0772680566
ISBN-13 978-0-7726-8056-3 / 9780772680563
Zustand Neuware
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