Casper, Julie Kerr.

Plants : life from the earth / Julie Kerr Casper. - New York : Chelsea House, c2007. - xiii, 194 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. - Natural resources . - Natural resources (New York, N.Y.) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concepts of botany and geographical distribution -- History: the evolution and adaptation of plants -- Types of resources: renewable and nonrenewable -- Development of botanical resources-their diversity and distribution -- Uses of botanical resources -- Importance of plants: goods and services -- Management of plants in a rapidly changing world -- Conservation of critical botanical systems -- Conclusions: future issues and discoveries.

ISBN: 0816063583 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2006028965

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Botany.
Plants.

LC Class. No.: QK45.2 / .C38 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 581.6/3