Brief Description
Originally published in 2001, this is an essential botanical reference work updated to include the literature of the last two decades.
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This book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants. The second edition has been completely updated and expanded to take into account the substantial literature of the late twentieth century, and features a more fully developed review of the history of floristic documentation. The works covered in this volume are principally specialist publications such as floras, checklists, distribution atlases, systematic iconographies and enumerations, or catalogues. In addition, some popularly oriented books are also included. The Guide is organized in ten geographical divisions, with these successively divided into regions and units, each of which is prefaced with a historical review of floristic studies. The book also includes general chapters on botanical bibliography, the history of floras, general principles and current trends, plus an appendix on bibliographic searching, a lexicon of serial abbreviations, and author and geographical indexes.
Review Quotes
1. "Compendious and comprehensive, the bibliography of principal floras, checklists, and chronological atlases featrues substantive annotations...He has produced a monumental guide, clearly the result of much painstaking research, completed with accuracy and thoroughness. Its production was a labor of love...This landmark botanical bibliography is highly recommended for botanists and others interested in floras as well as academic, public, and research libraries." E-Streams
2. "[Frodin's] is by far the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available... The Guide to Standard Floras will be invaluable as a library resource." Nature
3. "David Frodin's Guide is a major publication in the field of floristics that should find its way onto all botanical libraries and herbaria shelves." Ecoscience
4. "The layout, going from the general to the specific, is excellent. The indices and bibliography are extensive, and using these, one can find any speck of land on the globe." Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists
5. ."..this book is valuable to the horticulturist intent on learning about the plants in a region he/she is planning on traveling to or, perhaps, is interested in becoming familiar with plants from various localities that grow in similar environments." HortScience
6. ."..masterful... is is a work that is rich in botanical history, critical opinion, and glorious detail... the Guide to Standard Floras of the World is a major contribution to botanical scholarship." Aaron Liston, Plant Science Bulletin
7. ."..a landmark in literature on plants." SIDA
8. ..".a landmark in literature on plants." SIDA
9. ..".masterful... is is a work that is rich in botanical history, critical opinion, and glorious detail... the Guide to Standard Floras of the World is a major contribution to botanical scholarship." Aaron Liston, Plant Science Bulletin
10. ..".this book is valuable to the horticulturist intent on learning about the plants in a region he/she is planning on traveling to or, perhaps, is interested in becoming familiar with plants from various localities that grow in similar environments." HortScience
