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Root Development and Function. Ed. by P. J. G regory , J. V. L ake and D. A. R ose
Modern Methods in Plant Analysis. Volume 3. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Edited by H. F. L inskens and J. F. J ackson
Genetic Differentiation and Dispersal in Plants. Edited by P. J acquard , G. H eim and J. A ntonovics
Tropical Forest and its Environment . By K. A. L ongman and J. J enik
Ecology of Biological Invasions. Edited by R. H. G roves and J. J. B urdon
Ecology of Microbial Communities: 41st Symposium of The Society for General Microbiology. Ed. by M. F letcher , T. R. G. G ray and J. G. J ones     

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Book reviews in this article: Fauna of Australia. Vol. IB. Mammalia Edited by D. W. Walton and B. J. Richardson. Plant Physiological Ecology: Field Methods and Instrumentation Edited by R. W. Pearcy, J. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney and P. W. Rundel. Fire in the Tropical Biota: Ecosystem Processes and Global Challenges Edited by J. G. Goldammer. Nature Conservation 2: The Role of Corridors Edited by D. A. Saunders and R. J. Hobbs.     

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Book review in this article Ecological Communities. Conceptual Issues and the Evidence Edited by D. R. Strong Jr, D. Simberloff, L. G. Abele and A. B. Thistle M. P. AUSTIN The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms Andrew Beattie Environmental Chemistry Peter O'Neill J. S. BURGESS Biology of Chrysopidae. Series Entomologica, Volume 27 Edited by M. Canard, Y. Semeria and T. R. New, Dr W. Junk K. LAMBKIN The Dynamic Partnership: Birds and Plants in Southern Australia Edited by H. A. Ford and D. C. Paton, D. J. Woolman G. H. PYKE Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands, A. Ecosystems of the World 12A Edited by M. Evenari, I. Noy-Meir and D. W. Goodall Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands, B. Ecosystems of the World 12B Edited by M. Evenari, I. Noy-Meir and D. W. Goodall B. H. WALKER Tropical Zooplankton. Developments in Hydrobiology 23 Edited by H. J. Dumont and Tundisi IAN A. E. BAYLY Landscape Ecology. Theory and Application Zev Naveh and Arthur S. Lieberman R. A. PERRY     

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The Flavonoids. Advances in Research since 1980. Ed. by J. B. H arborne .
Hungry crops : a guide to nutrient deficiencies in field crops By N. J. G rundon .
Microbial ecology: organisms, habitats, activities. By H einz S tolp .
Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi. Ed. by A. D. M. R ayner , C. M. B rasier and D. M oore .
Micro-algal Biotechnology . Edited by M.A. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka .
Experimental Phycology: A laboratory manual Edited by C hristopher S. L obban , D avid J. C hapman , and B runo P. K remer .
100 Families of Flowering Plants. By M. H ickey and C. K ing .
Differentiation Patterns in Higher Plants. Edited by K. M. U rbanska .
The Living Tundra. By Yu. I. C hernov , Translated by D. L öve .
North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Edited by M. G. B arbour & W. D. B illings .
Biogeography and Quaternary History in Tropical Latin America. By T. C. W hitmore and G. T. P rance (Editors).
Biogeographical Evolution of the Malay Archipelago . By T. C. W hitmore (Editor).
Postglacial Vegetation of Canada. By J. C. R ichie .     

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Plant Molecular Biology. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Plant Development and Metabolism. Ed. by G loria C oruzzi & P ere P uigdomégnech
Vacuum Methods in Electron Microscopy. By W. C. B igelow . Practical Methods in Electron Microscopy. Vol 15. Series Editor: Audrey M. G lauert .
The Fungi. By M ichael J. C arlile & S arah C. W atkinson .
Aspects of Tropical Mycology. Symposium of the British Mycological Society held at the University of Liverpool, April 1992. Edited by S. I saac , J. C. F rankland , R. W atling & A. J. S. W halley .
Belalong, A Tropical Rainforest. By T he E arl O f C ranbrook & D avid S. E dwards .
Ecology and Management of Invasive Riverside Plants. Ed. by L. C. D e W aal , L. E. C hild , P. M. W ade & J. H. B rock     

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Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands. A Study of Scottish Mountain, Moorland and Forest Vegetation . (Monographs of the Nature Conservancy, No. 1.) By D onald McV ean and D erek A. R atcliffe .
* L unde , T. (1962). An investigation into the pH-amplitudes of some mountain plants in the county of Trorns. Acta borealia. A: Scientia , Nr. 20.
Physiology and Biochemistry of Algae . Edited by R alph A. L ewin .
Fungal Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham and P. R. D ay .
The Young Botanist . By C. T. P rime .
Organization in Plants . By W. M. M. B aron .
Chromosome Marker . By K. R. L ewis and B. J ohn .
Symbiotic Associations . Thirteenth Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology. Edited by P. S. N utman and B arbara M osse .
The Developmental Anatomy of Isoetes. By D ominick J. P aolillo , Jr.
Cucurbits: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization . By T homas W. W hitaker and G len N. D avis .
Common Malayan Plants . By H. B. Gilliland.
Sierra Nevada Natural History . By T racey L. S torer and R obert R. U singer .
Croissance et Développement des Plantes . By L ucie K ofler .
Modern Methods of Plant Analysis , vol. VI. Founded by K. P aech and M. V. T racey , continued by H. F. L inskens and M. V. T racey in co-operation with B. D. S anwal .
Enzyme Chemistry of Phenolic Compounds . Edited by J. B. P ridham .     

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Lower Upper Cretaceous Plant Microfossils from Minnesota . By R ichard L. P ierce .
Rubber: Botany, Production and Utilization . By L oren G. P olhamus .
Manipulations de Botanique . By L. G enèves .
Chromosome Numbers of Central and Northwest European Plant Species . Opera Botanica (Botaniska Notiser supplement) Vol. 5. By A. and D. L öve .
Synthesis of Molecular and Cellular Structure . Edited by D orothea R udnick .
Contemporary Botanical Thought . Edited by A. M. M acleod and L. S. C obley .
Flora of New Zealand . Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledons. By H. H. A llan .
A Review of Nitrogen in the Tropics with Particular Reference to Pastures— A Symposium . Bulletin No. 46 of the Commonwealth Bureau of Pastures and Field Crops. Edited by a Committee of the Division of Tropical Pastures, C.S.I.R.O., Australia.
Control Mechanisms in Cellular Processes . The Seventh Annual Symposium publication of the Society of General Physiologists. Edited by D avid M. B onner .
Recent Advances in Botany . From lectures and symposia presented to the IX International Botanical Congress, Montreal 1959. Vols. I and II.
Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology . Edited by W. R uhland . Vol. XVI. External factors Affecting Growth and Development. Sub-editor: G. Melchers.
Advances in Genetics . Vol. X. Edited by E. W. C aspari and J. M. T hoday .
Soil Micro-organisms and Higher Plants . By N. A. K rasilnikov . Translated by Y. Halperin.
An Introduction to the Cytogenetics of Polvploids . By G. W. P. D awson .
Plant Pathology: An Advanced Treatise . Vol. III: The Diseased Population, Epidemics and Control. Edited by J. G. H orsfall and A. E. D imond .     

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Book reviews in this article. Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology, New Series, Vol. 12, Part C, Physiological Plant Ecology III. Responses to the Chemical and Biological Environment Edited by O. L. Lange, P. S. Nobel, C. B. Osmond and H. Ziegler The Ethics of Environmental Concern Robin Attfield The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species P. A. Parsons Ecological Genetics D. J. Merrell Phytotelmata: Terrestrial Plants as Hosts for Aquatic Insect Communities Edited by J. H. Frank and L. P. Lounibos Lake Chad — Ecology and Productivity of a Shallow Tropical Ecosystem. Monographiae Biologicae 53 Edited by J. P. Carmouze, J. R. Durand and C. Lévèque, Dr. W. Junk Guidelines for the Management of Large Mammals in African Conservation Areas Edited by A. A. Ferrar     

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R etroviruses : S trategies of R eplication (1990). Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology No. 157. Edited by R. Swanstrom & P. K. Vogt.
T rafficking of B acterial T oxins (1990). By Catharine B. Saelinger.
C linical and M olecular A spects of A naerobes (1990). Edited by S.P. Borriello.
B acterial P rotein T oxins (1990). Edited by R. Rappouli, J.E. Alouf, P. Falmagne, F.J. Fehrenbach, J. Freer, R. Gross, J. Jeljaszewicz, C. Montecucco, M. Tomasi, T. Wadstrom & B. Witholt.
H elicobacter P ylori , G astritis and P eptic U lcer (1990). Edited by P. Malferheiner & H. Ditschuneit.     

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HACCP: A P ractical A pproach (1994). By S. Mortimore and C. Wallace.
M olecular B iology of A rchaea (1994). Edited by F. Pfeiffer, P. Palm and K.-H. Schleifer.
R otaviruses (1994). Edited by R.F. Ramig.
P ower U nseen : H ow M icrobes R ule the W orld (1994). By B. Dixon.
V iruses and C ancer (1994). Edited by A. Minson, J. Niel and M. McCrae.
W ater M icrobiology (1994). By G. Bitton.
H andbook for R hizobia : M ethods in L egume - Rhizobium T echnology (1994). By P. Somasegaran and H.J. Hoben.
S tatistics and E xperimental D esign : A n I ntroduction for B iologists and B iochemists (1994). 3rd Edition. By G.M. Clarke
P rinciples of G ene M anipulation : A n I ntroduction to G enetic E ngineering (1994). 5th Edition. By R.W. Old and S.B. Primrose.
R espiratory I nfections : D iagnosis and M anagement (1994). Third edition. Edited by J.E. Pennington.
O bstetric and G ynecologic I nfectious D isease (1994). Edited by J.G. Pastorek II.
M olecular G enetics of B acteria (1994). 2nd Edition. By J.W. Dale.
B acterial P athogenesis : P art A: I dentification and R egulation of V irulence F actors (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 235. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil
B acterial P athogenesis : P art B: I nteraction of P athogenic B acteria with H ost C ells (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 236. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil.
M ononuclear P hagocytes : B iology of M onocytes and M acrophages (1992). Edited by R. van Furth.     

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T he R umen E cosystem : T he M icrobial M etabolism and its R egulation (1990). Edited by S. Hoshino, R. Onodera, H. Minato & H. Itabashi.
M olecular B iological M ethods for B acillus : M odern M icrobiological M ethods (1990). Edited by C.R. Harwood & S.M. Cutting.
B acillus subtilis : M olecular B iology and I ndustrial A pplication (1989). Edited by B. Maruo & H. Yoshikawa.
M olecular P arasitology (1990). By J.E. Hyde.
F undamental V irology (1990). Second edition. Edited by B.N. Fields, D.M. Knipe, R.M. Chanock, M.S. Hirsch, J.L. Melnick & T.P. Monath.     

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Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology (1987). Edited by S.P. Borriello, J.M. Hardie, B.S. Drasar, B.I. Duerden, M.J. Hudson & R.J. Lysons.
Current Topics in Medical Mycology (1988). Volume 2. Edited by M.R. McGinnis
Advances in Biotechnological Processes Vol. 6 (1986). Edited by Avshalom Mizrahi
The Health Service Use of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization. Edited by G.A.J. Ayliffe, N.F. Cripps, C.E.A. Deverill & R.H. George
Biotechnology of Waste Treatment and Exploitation (1987). Edited by John M. Sidwick & Roger S. Holdom
Animal Cell Technology, Principles and Products (1987). By M. Butler
Methods in Aquatic Bacteriology (1988). Edited by B. Austin
Homeostatic Mechanisms in Microorganisms (1988). Edited by R. Whittenbury, G.W. Gould, J.G. Banks & R.G. Board
Lecture Notes on Medical Virology (1987). By D.J. Jeffries
Urinary Tract Infections (1987). By J.R. Dalton & E.J. Bergquist
Quality Control and Assurance in Clinical Laboratories (1988). Edited by A.D. Farr
Disinfection in Veterinary and Farm Animal Practice (1987). Edited by A.H. Linton, W.B. Hugo & A.D. Russell     

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A nti -T uberculous D rugs . H andbook of E xperimental P harmacology , Volume 84 (1988). Edited by K. Bartmann.
B acterial E ndotoxins : P athophysiological E ffects , C linical S ignificance and P harmacological C ontrol (1988). Edited by J. Levin, H.R. Buller, J.W. ten Cate, S.J.H. van Deventer & A. Sturk.
A L aboratory M anual for L egionella (1988). Edited by T.G. Harrison & A.G. Taylor.
M arine M icrobiology (1988). By B. Austin.
B acterial E nergy T ransduction (1988). Edited by C. Anthony.
S ingle C ell O il (1988). Edited by R.S. Moreton.
D iagnostic T echniques in M edical P arasitology (1988). By S.L. Fleck & A.H. Moody.     

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M aintenance OF M icroorganisms . A M anual OF L aboratory M ethods (1984). Edited by B. E. Kirsop & J. J. S. Snell.
P rogress IN C linical AND B iological R esearch , V olume 181, G ermfree R esearch : M icroflora C ontrol AND ITS A pplication TO THE B iomedical S ciences (1985). Edited by B. S. Wostmann, J. R. Pleasants, M. Pollard
S pecial P ublications OF THE S ociety FOR G eneral M icrobiology , N umber 15, C omputer -A ssisted B acterial S ystematics (1985). Edited by M. Goodfellow, D. Jones & F. G. Priest.
R epairable L esions IN M icroorganisms (1984). Edited by A. Hurst & A. Nasim.
T he V irulence OF E scherichia C oli . R eviews AND M ethods (1985). Edited by M. Sussman.     

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Plant Cell Structure and Metabolism. By J. L. Hall, T. J. Flowers and R. M. Roberts
The Developmental Biology of Plants and Animals. Ed. by C. F. Graham and P. F. Wareing.
The Physiology of Flowering Plants. (2nd Edition) H. E. Street & H. Öpik.
Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants. By L. Beevers.
Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology. Volume 2, Transport in Plants II. Part A Cells. Edited by U. Lüttge and M. G. Pitman with a foreword by R.N. Robertson.
The Biology of Plant Phenolics. By J. R. L. Walker.
The Chemotaxonomy of Plants by P. M. Smith.
Lichenology: Progress and Problems. Ed. by D. H. Brown, D. L. Hawksworth and R. H. Bailey.
Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces. Ed. by C. H. Dickinson and T. F. Preece.
Flora Europaea , Vol. 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Edited by T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. M. Moore, D. H. Valentine, S. M. Walters and D. A. Webb with the assistance of A. O. Chater, R. A. DeFilipps and I. B. K. Richardson.
Flore de France. Fasicule 2. By M. Guinochet & R. de Vilmorin.
Trees and Bushes of Europe. By Oleg Polunin with drawings by Barbara Everard.
Tropical Rain Forest of the Far East. By T. C. Whitmore, with a chapter on soils by C. P. Burnham.
The Forest Service. A Study in Public Land Management. By Glen O. Robinson.
Aquatic Weeds in S.E. Asia (Proceedings of a Regional Seminar on Noxious Aquatic Vegetation, New Delhi, 12–17 December, 1973). Edited by C. K. Varshney and J. Rzoska.
Crop Genetic Resources for Today and Tomorrow (International Biological Programme 2). Ed. O. H. Frankel and J. G. Hawkes.
The Genetics of Algae (Botanical Monographs, Volume 12). Edited by Ralph A. Lewin.
Morphologische Studien im Bereiche der Pyrrhophyta. Das Problem Form und Selektion. By A. Böhm.     

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I ndustrial M icrobiological T esting (1987). Edited by J.W. Hopton & E.G. Hill.
D rinking W ater M icrobiology (1987). Edited by D.O. Cliver & R.A. Newman.
S urvival and D ormancy of M icroorganisms (1987). Edited by Y. Henis.
B rewing M icrobiology (1987). Edited by F.G. Priest & I. Campbell.
T he P athogenesis of B acterial I nfections (1985). Edited by G.G. Jackson & H. Thomas.
A dvances in M icrobial P hysiology Volume 28 (1986). Edited by A.M. Rose & D.W. Tempest.
A dvances in M icrobial P hysiology Volume 29 (1988). Edited by A.M. Rose & D.W. Tempest.
M icrobial Q uality A ssurance in P harmaceuticals C osmetics and T oiletries (1988). Edited by S.F. Bloomfield, R. Baird, R.E. Leak & R. Leech.     

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INORGANIC PLANT NUTRITION. Edited by A. L äuchli & R. L. B ieleski
HANDBOOK OF PLANT CELL CULTURE. VOL. I. TECHNIQUES FOR PROPAGATION AND BREEDING. Edited by D. A. E vans , W. R. S harp , P. V. A mmirato & Y. Y amada
TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Edited by J. M. W alker & W. G aastra
THE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF GIBBERELLINS, VOLS I AND II. Edited by A lan C rozier
AZOSPIRILLUM II. Edited by W. K lingmuller
MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN AGRICULTURE. By J. F rance & J. H. M. T hornley
GENETIC ENGINEERING: APPLICATIONS TO AGRICULTURE. Edited by L. O wens
ALGAL SYMBIOSIS. Edited by L ynda J. G off     

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Atlas of Mapped Distributions of Dominance and Modern Pollen Percentages for Important Tree Taxa of Eastern North America . By P. A. D elcourt , H. R. D elcourt and T. W ebb III.
New Manual of Bryology. Volume 1. Edited by R. M. S chuster .
The Ecology and Physiology of the Fungal Mycelium. Edited by D. H. J ennings and A. D. M. R ayner .
Isotopes and Radiation in Agricultural Sciences. Edited by M. E. L'A nnunziata and J. O. L egg .
The Physiology of Flowering Plants : their growth and development . Third edition. By H. E. S treet and H. Ö pik .
Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. By J. J. L owe and M. J. C. W alker .
European Mires. Edited by P. M oore .
Compartments in Algal Cells and Their Interaction. (Proceedings in Life Sciences Series.) Edited by W. W iessner , D. G. R obinson and R. C. S tarr .
Chloroplast Metabolism. By B arry H alliwell .
Flooding and Plant Growth. Ed. by T. T. K ozlowski .
Mode of Action of Antifungal Agents. Ed. by A. P. J. T rinci and J. F. R yley .
Disease Resistance in Plants. By J. E. V anderplank .     

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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION . By M. H. M artin & P. J. C oughtrey
PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM . 2nd edn. By J. L. H all , T. J. F lowers & R. M. R oberts
PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE—A LABORATORY MANUAL . By J. R einert & M. M. Y eoman
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12A. PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY I. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTM . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z eigler
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLLIME 12B. PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY II. WATER RELATIONS AND CARBON ASSIMILATION . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegler
THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT . Edited by H. S mith & D. G rieson
SIMULATION OF PLANT GROWTH AND CROP PRODUCTION . Edited by F. W. T. P enning D e V ries & H. H. V an L aar
TRENDS IN PHOTOB1OLOGY . Edited by C. H elene , M. C harlier , TH. M ontenay -G arestier & G. L austriant
VICIA FAB A : PHYSIOLOGY AND BREEDING . Edited by R. T hompson
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT ECOLOGY 2nd edn. By J. R. E therington     

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MICROBIAL GENETICS APPLIED TO1987). By Venetia A. Saun-ders & Jon R. Saunders.
BIOSENSORS(1987). Edited by M. Akhtar, C.R.Lowe & I.J. Higgins.
MICROBES IN THE SEA (1987). Edited by Michael A. Sleigh.
DICTIONARY OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2nd edition (1987). By Paul Singleton & Diana Sainsbury.
Escherichia coli AND Salmonella typhimurium: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (1987). Edited by F.C. Neidhardt, J.L.Ingraham, K.B. Low, B. Magasanik, M. Schaechter & H.E. Umbarger.
BACTERIA-HOST CELL INTERACTION (1988). Edited by M.A. Horowitz
IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN MICROBIOLOGY (1987). Edited by J.M. Grange, A. Fox & N.L. Morgan.
FOOD BEVERAGE MYCOLOGY 2nd edn.(1987).Edited by Larry R. Beuchat.
MOLECULAR PARADIGMS FOR ERADICATING PARASITES (1987).:Edited by Austin J. MacInnes.
DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD MICROBIOLOGY-3 (1988).Edited by R.K. Robinson.
A LARVA MINUTE-THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF BACULOVIRUSES. Current Topics on Microbiology and Immunology 131.Edited by W. Doerfler & P. Bohm.
FERMENTED FOOD OF THE WORLD. A DICTIONARY AND GUIDE (1987). By Geoffrey Campbell-Platt.