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From a global perspective to a continental focus, this atlas is a superb example of rich species information. More than a basic atlas, this volume offers rich details for each map, ranging from biogeography to site diversity to conservation. [...] This atlas is extremely well referenced, with tables and indexes that will help amateurs locate all the relevant maps for a particular species. A companion website, Conifers of the World, will be helpful to those looking for related data, high-resolution images and more. [...] Summing up: Highly Recommended. - J. Clemons, State University of New York-ESF in CHOICE June 2014, Vol. 51, No. 10

From a global perspective to a continental focus, this atlas is a superb example of rich species information. More than a basic atlas, this volume offers rich details for each map, ranging from biogeography to site diversity to conservation. [...] This atlas is extremely well referenced, with tables and indexes that will help amateurs locate all the relevant maps for a particular species. A companion website, Conifers of the World, will be helpful to those looking for related data, high-resolution images and more. [...] Summing up: Highly Recommended. - J. Clemons, State University of New York-ESF in CHOICE June 2014 Vol. 51 No. 10

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Aljos Farjon is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. He is acknowledged as the world's foremost expert on conifer systematics and has published 12 books and more than 50 papers on this subject. He is chairman of IUCN's Conifer Specialist Group since 1995. Denis Filer is based at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. His work has led to the development of the Botanical Research And Herbarium Management System (BRAHMS) which is now used globally for systematics, floristics, botanical survey and plant diversity analysis.

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