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024	7		_a10.1007/978-1-4020-6431-9 _2doi
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100	1		_aWickens, Gerald E. _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia _h[electronic resource] / _cby Gerald E. Wickens.
264		1	_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands, _c2007.
300			_aXL, 498 p. _bonline resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aHistorical Background -- Famous Trees -- Folklore and Tradition -- Food and Fodder -- Human and Veterinary Medicine -- Other Uses of the Baobab -- Art and Iconography -- Baobab Biology -- Natural History -- Conservation -- Cultivation -- Taxonomy -- Distribution and Ecology -- Phytogeography -- Unfinished Business.
520			_aThis is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs, famous trees, folk traditions and mythology, art associations, life cycle, natural history, cultivation, conservation, distribution and ecology, and phytogeography. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries. It will appeal to scientists and academics as well as tropical horticulturalists, conservationists and general interest readers. It includes all the available scientific information about each of the eight species, and contains a good deal of original research on the history, ethnobotany and biology of the genus. There is even a chapter devoted to areas where further research is required.
650		0	_aLIFE SCIENCES.
650		0	_aAGRICULTURE.
650		0	_aFORESTS AND FORESTRY.
650		0	_aTREES.
650		0	_aNATURE CONSERVATION.
650		0	_aFARM ECONOMICS.
650	1	4	_aLIFE SCIENCES.
650	2	4	_aTREE BIOLOGY.
650	2	4	_aFORESTRY.
650	2	4	_aAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS.
650	2	4	_aNATURE CONSERVATION.
650	2	4	_aAGRICULTURE.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781402064302
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6431-9 _zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY
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