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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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Grazing in Terrestrial and Marine Environments (British Ecological Society Symposium No. 4). Edited by D. J. C risp
Fundamentals of Botany Series . Edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Biologists . By H ilary S eal
Differenciation des Cellules Sexuelles et Eécondation chez les Cryptogames (Protoplasmatologia , Vol. VII/3b). By B. V azart
Allgemeine Botanik . By W. N ultsch
Piante Medicinali, Chimica, Farmacologia e Terapia . Vol. II. By R. B enigni , C. C apra and P. E. C attorini
Thermophilic Fungi . By D onald G. C ooney and R alph E merson
The Genera of Flowering Flants (Angiospermae). Based Principally on the Genera Plantarum of G. Bentham and J. D. Hooker. Dicotyledones . vol. 1. By J. H utchinson
Algal Cultures and Phytoplankton Ecology . By G. E. F ogg
Flora Europaea, Vol . 1. Eycopodiaceae to Plantanaceae . Edited by T. G. T utin , V. H. H eywood , N. A. B urges , D. H. V alentine , S. M. W alters and D. A. W ebb
The Biology of the Algae . By F. E. R ound
Flora of the British Isles Illustrations . Part 4. Monocotyledons . Drawings by S ybil J. R oles
Plants and the Ecosystem . By W. D. B illings . (Fundamentals of Botany Series, edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Essays on Crop Evolution . Edited by S ir J oseph H utchinson     

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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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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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TERRESTRIAL PLANT ECOLOGY By M. G. B ARBOUR , J. H. B URK & W. D. P ITTS
UNDERSTANDING CELL STRUCTURE By M ARTIN W. S TEER
TISSUE CULTURE METHODS FOR PLANT PATHOLOGISTS . Edited by D. S. I NRAM AND J. P. H ELGESON
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING CROP YIELDS . Edited by R. G. H URD , P. V. B ISCOE & C. D ENNIS
THE BIOLOGY OF DESMIDS . By A. J. B ROOK     

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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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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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MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES. Edited by W. L. T. van Densen, B. Steinmetz and R. H. Hughes.
BIOLOGY OF FRESHWATER. 2nd edition. By P. S. Maitland.
PENGUIN BIOLOGY. Edited by Lloyd S. Davis and John T. Darby.
OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE ECOLOGY: AN ANNUAL REVIEW, Volume 28. Edited by Margaret Barnes.
SEA MAMMALS AND OIL: CONFRONTING THE RISKS. Edited by Joseph R. Geraci and David J. St. Aubin.     

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B iotechnology: A T extbook OF I ndustrial M icrobiology (1984). W. Crueger & A. Crueger.
I ntroduction TO M odern M ycology 2nd edition B asic M icrobiology Volume 7 (1984). J. W. Deacon.
L aboratory A nimal M edicine (1984). Edited by J. G. Fox, B. J. Cohen & F. M. Loew.
B acterial V accines (1984). Edited by R. Germanier.
M onoclonal A ntibodies: P rinciples AND P ractice P roduction AND A pplication IN C ell B iology , B iochemistry AND I mmunology (1983) J. W. Goding.
A dvances IN B iotechnological P rocesses Volume 3 (1984). Edited by A. Mizrahi & A. L. van Wezel.
C urrent D evelopment IN B iological N itrogen F ixation (1984). Edited by N. S. Subba Roa.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
M icroalgae (1994) By E.W. Becker.
T he E volutionary B iology of V iruses (1994). Edited by S.S. Morse.
MCQ s in M edical M icrobiology and I nfectious D iseases (1993). By P.W. Ross and F.X.S. Emmanuel.
T uberculosis : B ack to T he F uture (1994). Edited by J.D.H. Porter and K.P.W. McAdam.
M aking S afe F ood : A M anagement G uide for M icrobiological Q uality (1991). By W.F. Harrigan and R.W.A. Park.
B acterial P rotein T oxins : FEMS S ymposium No. 73. (1994). Edited by J. Freer, R. Aitken, J.E. Alouf, G. Boulnois, P. Falmagne, F. Fehrenbach, C. Montecucco     

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Books reviewed in this article:
OXFORD SURVEYS OF PLANT MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY, Vol. 2. Edited by B. J. M iflin
ETHYLENE AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT. Edited by J. A. R oberts & G. A. T ucker
PERSPECTIVES ON PLANT POPULATION ECOLOGY. Edited by R. D irzo & J. S arukhan
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF THE GEOBIOSPHERE. I. ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. By H. W alter & S.-W. B reckle
SEEDS. PHYSIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND GERMINATION. By J. D. B ewley & M. B lack
REGULATION OF CARBON PARTITIONING IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUE. Edited by R. L. H eath & J. P reiss     

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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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Atlas of the British Flora . Edited by F. H. P erring and S. M. W althrs .
Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology . Vol. XIV: Growth and Growth Substances. Edited by W. R uhland .
Drawings of British Plants . Part XVII: Compositae (3). By S tella R oss -C raig .
Apical Meristems . By F. A. L. C lowes . Botanical Monographs, vol. 2. Edited by W. O. J ames .
Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms . Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
Proceedings of the Summer School of Botany held June 2–15, 1960, at Darjeeling . Edited by P. M aheshwari , B. M. J ohri and I. K. V asil .
Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth . By R. J. S treets . Edited by Sir H arry C hampion .
A Flora of the Alaskan Arctic Slope . By I. L. W iggins and J. H. T homas
Grundzüge der Pflanzenanatomie . By B. H uber .
Taschenbuch der Botanik . By H. M iehe . Revised by W. M evius .
A Conspectus of Aphids as Vectors of Plant Viruses . By J. S. K ennedy , M. F. D ay and V. F. E astop .
Crop Adaptation and Distribution . By C arroll P. W ilsie .
Flora of Cultivated Plants of the U.S.S.R. Vol. XIII: Perennial Leguminous Plants: Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella. Edited by E. N. S inskaya . Translated by N. L andau .
Der Federsee . Edited by W. Z immermann .
Carbohydrate Resources within the Perennial Plant . By C. A. P riestley .
Flora of the British Isles . By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg .
Mineral Salts Absorption in Plants . By J. F. S utcliffe .
The Development of British Heathlands and their Soils . By G. W. D imbleby .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , vol. 13. Edited by L. M achlis and W. R. B riggs .     

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PLANT-ATMOSPHERE RELATIONSHIPS by J ohn G race
THE CYTOSKELETON IN PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. Edited by C.W. L loyd
PRINCIPLES OF DISPERSAL IN HIGHER PLANTS , 3rd edition. By L. van der P iji
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY VOLUME 14B, NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN PLANTS II. Edited by D. B oulter & B. P arthier     

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B iosafety G uidelines for D iagnostic and R esearch L aboratories W orking W ith .
H istology (1991). By A. Stevens and J. Lowe.
P athology of I nfectious D iseases (1991). By F. von Lichtenberg.
A naerobes in H uman D isease (1991). Edited by B.I. Duerden and B.S. Drasar.
B ioindicators and E nvironmental M anagement (1991). Edited by D.W. Jeffrey and B. Madden.     

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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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Nature's Second Kingdom. By F. D elaporte . Translated by Arthur Goldhammer.
Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology , New Series, Volume 10. Hormonal regulation of development II. The functions of hormones from the level of the cell to the whole plant. Edited by T. K. S cott .
Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants , Volume 1. Laboratory procedures and their applications. Edited by I. K. V asil .
Databases in Systematics. Edited by R. A llkin and F. A. B isby .
Plant Chemosystematics. By J. B. H arborne and B. L. T urner .
Current Concepts in Plant Taxonomy. Edited by V. H. H eywood and D. M. M oore .
Introduction to Principles of Plant Taxonomy. By V. V. S ivarajan .
Our Green and Living World: The Wisdom to Save It. By E. S. A yensu , V. H. H eywood , G.L. L ucas and R. A. D efillips .
Lipids in Plants and Microbes. By J. L. H arwood and N. J. R ussell .
The Role of Terrestrial Vegetation in the Global Carbon Cycle: Measurement by Remote Sensing. Edited by G. M. W oodwell .
Chromosomes Today , Volume 8. Edited by M. D. B ennett , A. G ropp and U. W olf .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
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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THE BIOLOGY OF MOSSES. by D. H. S. R ichardson
PRINCIPLES OF GENETIC MANIPULATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ENGINEERING . By R. W. O ld & S. B. P rimrose Second Edition
HANDBOOK OF PLANT VIRUS INFECTIONS: COMPARATIVE DIAGNOSIS . Edited by E douard K urstak .
CYTOGENETICS . By J urgen S chulz -S chaeffer
PLANT SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CROPS . By J. J anick , R. W. S chery , F. W. W oods , & V. W. R uttan     

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The Chemistry of Plant Processes . By C. P. W hittingham
Physics in Botany . By J. A. R ichardson
The Structure and Life of Bryophytes . By E. V. W atson
Third Congress of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding
Textbook of Pollen Analysis . By K. F aegri and J. I versen
Patterns in the Balance of Nature and Related Problems in Quantitative Ecology . By C. B. W illiams
Grasses and Grasslands . Edited by C. B arnard
The Ecology of Rocky Shores . By J. R. L ewis
The Living Plant . By A lan B rook
The Biological Control of Insect Pests and Weeds . Edited by P aul D e B ach assisted by E vert I. S chlinger
British Ecological Society Jubilee Symposium . Edited by A. M acfadyen and P. J. N ewbould