Britain's plant galls : a photographic guide / compiled by Michael Chinery for the British Plant Gall Society.

By:

Chinery, Michael

Contributor(s):

British Plant Gall Society

Material type: Text

TextSeries: WildGuides (Series)Publisher: Old Basing : WILDGuides, 2011Description: 1 online resource (96 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781400850792
1400850797

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Britain's plant gallsDDC classification:

632.20941 23

LOC classification:

SB767

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Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction -- what are galls and what causes them; Oak Galls; Galls on Other Trees and Shrubs; Galls on Herbaceous Plants; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index of Host Plants; The British Plant Gall Society.

Summary: This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and ranging from tiny pimples to bizarre and often very attractive and exquisitely sculptured growths, plant galls are mystery to many people, but they offer a fascinating field of study for both botanists and zoologists. Galls can be found on a very wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants, with over 50 different kinds occurring on Britain's oak trees alone, an.

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Includes bibliographical references and index (page 93).

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This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and ranging from tiny pimples to bizarre and often very attractive and exquisitely sculptured growths, plant galls are mystery to many people, but they offer a fascinating field of study for both botanists and zoologists. Galls can be found on a very wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants, with over 50 different kinds occurring on Britain's oak trees alone, an.

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