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Citat fra Forordet af Dr. Job Kuijt: The present book, therefore, fills a great need, and does so with style, and on a worldwide basis. It provides a harmonious account of fascinating information on a general ecological and evolutionary backdrop, and is profusely illustrated with excellent photographs. Dr. Heide-Jørgensen has done an outstanding job in providing a balanced presentation that will be a gem on anyone's bookshelf, whether a professional or an interested naturalist. At long last, the parasitic plants of the world have received the treatment they so richly deserve. Job Kuijt |
-- Forside: Castilleja
coccinea. - Foto: Carol Gracie
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Review by Prof.
Dr. Harro J. Bouwmeester, Wageningen:
This beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of parasitic plants gives a fantastic overview of the morphological variety of parasitic plants, and describes and illustrates the adaptations that enable plants to be para-sitic. The illustrations are magnificent and can only make you admire how nature has created such wonderful creatures almost as if it wants to mask their mal-intentions. In addition to the wonderful illustrations, the book reviews important aspects of plant parasitism such as the physiological mechanisms, the ecology and the putative evolution of parasitism in plants. Hence, the book is a rich source of facts and need-to-knows about parasitic plants and therefore will be a valuable handbook for scientists and a fine introduction to para-sitism in plants for non-scientists. |
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Indbundet, XIV + 438 sider og ca. 50% illustrationer Udgives af Brill i Holland med økonomisk støtte
fra Aage V. Jensens Fonde samt Ministeriet for Viden-skab, Teknologi
og Udvikling. Listepris: 99 Euro Bestilling: se link til Brill
samt annonce i URT 2-2008.
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