The Biodiversity of African Plants

Proceedings XIVth AETFAT Congress 22¿27 August 1994, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Herausgegeben:van der Maesen, Xander; van Medenbach de Rooy, J.M.

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Produktbeschreibung

We have the pleasure to present to you the proceedings of the XIVth congress of the "Association pour l'Etude Taxonomique de la Flore d'Afrique Tropicale" (AETFAT). The XIVth AETFAT congress was held from 22 to 27 August 1994, at the Wageningen International Conference Centre in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The congress was attended by 215 participants, 104 of which came from 28 African countries. During the congress 46 papers and more than 100 posters were presented, the texts of most of which are presented in these Proceedings. The expenses of the congress were covered by grants from the Wageningen Agri cultural University, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, and others; see page XVI for a complete list. Funds for the participation of 55 members from Africa came from a number of sponsors, in particular from the Directorate General for International Cooperation, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation, the Tropenbos Foundation, and Shell Nederland. Weexpress our sincerest thanks to all contributors. The convenors who organized the symposia, and edited the papers afterwards, are gratefully acknowledged. The editors also acknowledge the valuable help of J.J. Bos and A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, both with preparations in the Organizing Committee, as well as with ftnal editing. The printing was undertaken by Kluwer Academic Publish ers, in collaboration with A.C. Plaizier.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-010-6613-6
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
• Seitenzahl: 880
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 160mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1376g
• ISBN-13: 9789401066136
• ISBN-10: 9401066132
• Artikelnr.: 39492402

Inhaltsangabe

Monographs and databases.- Biodiversity of succulents and African arid regions.- Biodiversity in African lowland rain forests.- Biodiversity in African savannas.- Ecology and conservation.- Generic delimitations in flowering plants.- Glacial forest refuges.- Floral biology and pollination.- Uses of African plants.- Miscellaneous.- Index to scientific names.- Index to authors.