Plant-Geography upon a Physiological Basis

book by Schimper

Also known as: “Pflanzen-Geographie auf physiologischer Grundlage”(Show More)

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Plant-Geography upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper is a seminal work in botany that divides continents into floral regions based on physiological factors. Published in 1898, the book explores the world's vegetation through a climatological and physiological lens.1

The study is structured into three main sections:
* Factors affecting plant life.
* A classification of global vegetation.
* A systematic account of this vegetation.

Schimper's research also delved into plant dispersal and the stability of plant territories. He also made significant contributions to understanding photosynthesis, identifying starch as both an energy source and a product, and naming chloroplasts.1

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…Pflanzen-Geographie auf physiologischer Grundlage (1898; Plant-Geography upon a Physiological Basis, 1903), a climatological and physiological study of the world’s vegetation. The first section of the book treats factors that affect plant life, the second gives his classification of world vegetation, and the third contains a systematic account of this vegetation.…
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…Pflanzen-Geographie auf physiologischer Grundlage (1898; Plant-Geography upon a Physiological Basis, 1903), a climatological and physiological study of the world’s vegetation. The first section of the book treats factors that affect plant life, the second gives his classification of world vegetation, and the third contains a systematic account of this vegetation.…
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