Biology of Plants

Peter Raven; Susan Eichhorn; Ray Evert

The eighth edition of the highly regarded botany textbook Raven Biology of Plants by Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn offers the most significant revision in the book's history.Every topic has been updated with information from the most recent primary literature. The chapters have been carefully reorganized, with extensive updating of the Diversity Section and the Angiosperm Plant Body Section. The text also includes new photos, illustrations and chapter openers, making the text even more accessible and engaging.Biology of Plants presents an emphasis on the interrelationships of growth and development, structure and function, and evolution and ecology. A highlight of the new edition is a set of 8 new ecology essays that showcase ecologically relevant stories to bring the concepts to life. They cover a range of topics, from "Google Earth: A Tool for Discovering and Protecting Biodiversity" to the "Doomsday Seed Vault: Securing Crop Diversity" and "Green Roofs: A Cool Alternative".In addition, a number of supplements will support both you and your students in using Biology of Plants to its full potential.

The eighth edition of this bestselling botany textbook has been updated throughout with the most recent primary literature, eight new ecology-oriented essays, and 175 new illustrations and photographs to keep the presentation as well as the content fresh and engaging. It is an invaluable resource for both students and professionals.

Emphasis on interrelationships of growth and development, structure and function, and evolution and ecology

Botany: An IntroductionPART I: THE BIOLOGY OF THE PLANT CELLThe Molecular Composition of Plant CellsThe Plant Cell and the Cell CycleThe Movement of Substances Into and Out of CellsPART II: ENERGETICSThe Flow of EnergyRespirationPhotosynthesis, Light, and LifePART III: GENETICS AND EVOLUTIONSexual Reproduction and HeredityThe Chemistry of Heredity and Gene ExpressionRecombinant DNA Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and GenomicsThe Process of EvolutionPART IV: DIVERSITYSystematics: The Science of Biological DiversityProkaryotes and VirusesFungiAlgae and Heterotrophic ProtistsBryophytesSeedless Vascular PlantsGymnospermsIntroduction to the AngiospermsEvolution of the AngiospermsPlants and PeoplePART V: THE ANGIOSPERM PLANT BODY: STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTEarly Development of the Plant BodyCells and Tissues of the Plant BodyThe Root: Structure and DevelopmentThe Shoot: Primary Structure and DevelopmentSecondary Growth in StemsPART VI: PHYSIOLOGY OF SEED PLANTSRegulating Growth and Development: The Plant HormonesExternal Factors and Plant GrowthPlant Nutrition and SoilsThe Movement of Water and Solutes in PlantsPART VII: ECOLOGY (AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANION WEBSITE)The Dynamics of Communities and EcosystemsGlobal EcologyAppendix: Classification of OrganismsSuggestions for Further ReadingGlossary