Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative DataThe field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years, especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data. The second edition of this popular resource reflects these far-reaching and dramatic developments with more than 3,000 new references and many new figures. Synthesizing current research and trends, Plant Taxonomy now provides the most up-to-date overview in relation to monographic, biodiversity, and evolutionary studies, and continues to be an essential resource for students and scholars. |
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... deals with creating artificial life and using different units of the natural world to form new functioning systems. There also exists the term syntaxonomy, but this refers to classification of plant communities (e.g., Fremstad 1996) ...
... deals primarily with the nature of populations, such appurtenances as nomenclature are seen in proper perspective, as mere adjuncts to systematics, necessary in speaking of populations but of minor importanceā (1952:107). Labels are ...
... deal with classification. But frequently it will be better to leave problems of taxonomic rank and nomenclature to taxonomists sensu strictu, or to cooperate with them. The main goal of a biosystematist is to try to unravel the ...
... deals directly with organic diversity, did not relate to every aspect of human endeavor. The impact of systematics upon society is substantial and most easily reflected in satisfying our intellectual curiosity about the world in which ...
... deal with the environment in a predictable way. Knight described it well: The world into which we are born is a booming buzzing confusion, and we only slowly learn to sort out things of like kind. Instinctively in babyhood, and later ...
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Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data Tod F. Stuessy No preview available - 2009 |