Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries
by David Campbell
Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries
(New York Botanical Garden. 1989).
Description (from the publisher): Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries provides an evaluation and synthesis of the status of plant inventory and completeness of collections of rain forest vegetation in tropical countries, placing special emphasis on threatened habitats, zones of endemism, and endangered species. It draws together the expertise of over 60 scientists from around the world, and presents results of a joint research effort by the New York Botanical Garden, The Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. By doing so it aims to furnish scientists, conservationists, government officials, and land-use planners with a foundation upon which to build ecologically sound policy and plans pertaining to the development, utilization, preservation, and conservation of these rapidly disappearing ecosystems.
Reviewers' Comments:
"...provides the most complete and detailed information available on the status of floristic research within the world's tropical regions. It presents a monumental effort of gathering information from an extremely broad geographical area..." American Association of Systematics Collectors Newsletter.
"...every biology department and herbarium in the world should have a copy of this compendium on its shelves..." Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.
"...a valuable reference for all those interested in tropical rainforest botany..." Tropical Conservation and Development Newsletter.