Plant Identification:
Creating User-Friendly Field Guides for Biodiversity Management

A. Lawrence and W.D. Hawthorne. April 2006. 256 pp., 6 3/4" x 9 1/2", Figures, tables, boxes, photographs,

Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd. Click here for more details.

A book co-written by the author of the current site in collaboration with Anna Laurence, and designed to act as a companion to the current website.

 

 

 

Contents

Identifying Biodiversity: Why We Need Field Guides * Producing a Successful Guide: Principles, Purpose, People and Process * Planning and Budgeting * Plant Names and Botanical Publication * Diagnostic Keys and Other Access Methods * Plant Characters Suitable for Field Guides * Information: How to Get It and Present It * Illustration * Testing the Field Guide * Getting Your Guide Published