| PUBLISHED | 1 April 2008 |
| ISBN | 978-190365722-5 |
| PAGES | 368 |
| COLOUR PLATES | 100 |
| COVER | Hardback |
| DIMENSIONS | 152mm x 216mm |
| PUBLISHED BY | WILDGuides |
| SUPPORTING | Botanical Knowledge of this Under-Explored Region |
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), under its 'Living Planet Campaign', has identified 200 of the Earth's most biologically outstanding habitats. One of these is the Altai-Sayan Montane Forests Ecoregion, an extraordinary mosaic of coniferous forests, intermontane steppe and alpine meadows. Half the flora of Siberia is to be found here. The team of authors has surveyed over 300 endemic plants, many important for medicine or food, to plug a gap in a poorly-studied region, and as such the work represents a testament to international scientific collaboration. Many species have been photographed for the first time.
The Altai endemic plants book arrived safely today, so thank you very much again for that. I've been enjoying looking at it, and am amazed at how many plants it contains that I haven't yet seen, despite time spent there during the last five summers! The plant pictures are great, and the book is a mine of information - I like the maps that are with each plant description, as that really helps when such a large area is covered, and I also like the thorough indexing at the back, with reference to various aspects which is really useful.
Christine Newell
Endemic Plants of the Altai Mountain Country -
It looks to be a superb production and well worth the wait. I particularly liked the inclusion of all the information on the vegetation communities, conservation and additional information. So many guides these days just include species descriptions without the wider picture of how these are related to the vegetation generally and how this vegetation is being conserved. We are all encouraged to travel responsibly these days, and to do this we first need to be well informed about places we are travelling to, so this book with all its maps and photos is important in this respect. Well done and pass on my congratulations to all the other authors, particularly Andrei who must have worked so hard on it.
Barbara Jones
CCW
UK