Paul E. Berry
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BIOGRAPHY
Professor and Herbarium Director, Botany Department, University of Michigan.
Primary Contributions (48)
Angiosperm, any of about 352,000 species of flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all the known green plants now living. The angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and…
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Publications (1)
Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana (1995)
Introduction. 1. Geographical and physical features: geology - geomorphology - soils - climate - paleoecology - hydrography - physiography and landscapes - human populations. 2. History of botanical exploration: pioneer explorations in the Guayana Lowlands (1754-1951) - initial explorations of Pantepui (1838-1960) - modern explorations in the Venezuelan Guayana (late 1900s). 3. Vegetation: previous vegetation studies and maps - system of vegetation classification - forest formations - shrub formations...
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