Contents......Page 6
List of plates, figures, tables and boxes......Page 10
List of case studies......Page 14
People and Plants Partners......Page 15
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
How do we 'know' nature? Classifying, naming and recognizing......Page 19
Field guides......Page 20
How to use this book......Page 22
Purpose......Page 28
Principles......Page 29
People......Page 31
Process......Page 32
Introduction......Page 40
Step 1......Page 41
Methods for consulting......Page 51
Step 2......Page 58
Step 3......Page 70
Summary......Page 73
Naming, identification and classification......Page 78
The spectrum of botanical literature......Page 89
Landmarks in the spectrum of field guides today......Page 94
Your field guide within the spectrum of types......Page 104
Introduction......Page 108
Types of guide......Page 112
Choosing access methods and the medium for your field guide......Page 134
Conclusions......Page 136
Introduction......Page 138
Characters of younger stems and leaves......Page 143
Characters of whole plants or plant populations......Page 155
Conclusions......Page 164
Kinds of information......Page 168
Managing information in a database......Page 169
Nomenclature......Page 170
Selecting, sampling and recording your sources of information......Page 173
Primary data......Page 175
Secondary sources......Page 186
Ownership, intellectual property rights and copyright......Page 190
Accuracy and reliability......Page 191
Writing......Page 193
The content of a picture......Page 200
The options for illustrative material......Page 208
Use of computers for handling illustrations......Page 221
Conclusions......Page 228
Introduction......Page 232
Overview of the testing process......Page 233
Methodology......Page 235
Organizing workshops for testing......Page 240
Preparing materials for testing......Page 246
Documentation......Page 249
Using the results of tests and workshops......Page 251
Introduction......Page 252
Choosing a publisher......Page 253
Do-it-yourself publication......Page 254
Desktop publishing......Page 255
Printing......Page 257
Getting your guide to the users......Page 259
Follow-up......Page 261
Acronyms and abbreviations......Page 266
References......Page 268
Index......Page 278
Plates......Page 286
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