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05154cam a22005294a 4500 001 284C23062B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20100301073843 008 060818s2007 oruab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2006026242 020 $a 0881927929 020 $a 9780881927924 035 $a (OCoLC)71189676 040 $a DNAL/DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d JED $d C#P $d YDXCP $d NOR $d IOE $d XXH $d SMP $d UKM $d OCLCQ $d CQU $d BTN $d IWG $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ger 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QK917 $b .K2813 2007 082 00 $a 583/.75 $2 22 130 0 $a Karnivoren. $l English. 245 1 $a The curious world of carnivorous plants : $b a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation / $c by Wilhelm Barthlott ... [et al. ; translation by Michael L.C. Ashdown]. 250 $a English language ed. 260 $a Portland, Or. : $b Timber Press, $c 2007. 300 $a 224 p. : $b ill. (some col.), col. maps ; $c 27 cm. 500 $a "First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004"--Colophon. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-218) and index. 505 00 $t Carnivorous plants for beginners -- $t The flowers of evil : an introduction -- $t Habitats -- $t Bogs and swamps -- $t Water bodies and watercourses -- $t Sandy sites -- $t Rocky sites -- $t Forests -- $t Biogeography and diversity -- $t Europe -- $t Asia -- $t Africa -- $t Australia -- $t The Americas -- $t Centers of diversity of carnivorous plant species -- $t Attracting and trapping mechanisms -- $t Attracting mechanisms -- $t Trapping mechanisms -- $t Digestion of prey and nutrient uptake -- $t Nutritional value of prey -- $t Digestive enzymes -- $t Digestive glands -- $t Digestion process -- $t Uptake of digestive products -- $t Use of nutrients in the plant -- $t Costs and benefits of carnivory -- $t Prey -- $t Guests at the carnivores' table : the commensals -- $t Commensals of pitfall trap carnivores -- $t Commensals of adhesive trap carnivores -- $t Noncarnivorous animal-trapping plants -- $t Defense against feeding animals -- $t Capture in water-filled leaf axils -- $t Animal-trapping by flowers -- $t The evolution of carnivory -- $t Growing carnivorous plants -- $t Basic requirements -- $t Temperature -- $t Light -- $t Air humidity -- $t Growing media -- $t Water and watering -- $t Fertilization -- $t Housing the plants -- $t What to consider when buying plants -- $t Propagation -- $t Pests and diseases -- $t Carnivorous plants for beginners -- 505 00 $t Carnivorous plant societies and sources. $t Bromeliaceae : pineapple family (bromeliads) -- $t Brocchinia -- $t Catopsis -- $t Byblidaceae : rainbow plant family -- $t Byblis Rainbow plant -- $t Cephalotaceae : Australian pitcher plant family -- $t Cephalotus Australian pitcher plant -- $t Dioncophyllaceae : hookleaf family -- $t Triphyophyllum Hookleaf -- $t Droseraceae : sundew family -- $t Drosera Sundew -- $t Dionaea Venus flytrap -- $t Aldrovanda Waterwheel plant -- $t Drosophyllaceae : Portuguese sundew family -- $t Drosophyllum Portuguese sundew $t Lentibulariaceae : bladderwort family -- $t Pinguicula Butterwort -- $t Genlisea Corkscrew plant -- $t Utricularia Bladderwort -- $t Nepenthaceae : Asian pitcher plant family -- $t Nepenthes Asian pitcher plant -- $t Roridulaceae : bug plant family -- $t Roridula Bug plant -- $t Sarraceniaceae : American pitcher plant family -- $t Darlingtonia Cobra lily -- $t Heliamphora South American pitcher plant -- $t Sarracenia North American pitcher plant -- $t Animal-trapping liverworts -- $t Trapping mechanism -- $t Animal-trapping fungi -- $t Trapping mechanism -- $t Cultivation -- $t The carnivorous plants of the world : a comprehensive listing from A to Z -- $t Glossary -- $t Bibliography -- $t Index -- $t Carnivorous plant societies and sources. 546 $a Translated from the German. 520 1 $a "This book, illustrated with closeup photography, provides detailed descriptions - including trapping mechanisms, digestion, and prey - and cultivation information for key species in 17 genera and 10 families. Most notably, it includes the first comprehensive listing of some 630 known carnivorous plant species, described in fascinating detail, with identification history and geographic distribution species by species. Physiological and ecological wonders abound in clear and accessible explanations by four author-scientists who work at the leading edge of research."--BOOK JACKET. 650 0 $a Carnivorous plants. 700 1 $a Barthlott, Wilhelm. 700 1 $a Ashdown, Michael. 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026242.html 941 $a 11 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214021350.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909015532.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204034851.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110021417.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190202015128.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20121031012847.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l OSAX771 $d 20100301073843.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=284C23062B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 994 $a 01 $b IWGInitiate Another SILO Locator Search