Pollen Terminology

• From the contents:General Chapter: Scope of the book; A short history of palynology; The pollen grain, its development, morphology and anatomy; Pollen preparation techniques; Our guide lines concerning palynological terms.- The Terminology, fully illustrated by light and scanning/transmission electron microscope images: General Terms; Pollen Units; Shape and Size; Apertures; Ornamentation; Pollen Wall Structure.- Glossary.- Literature.

From the reviews: " ...takes full advantage of the high quality microscope photographs to guide us through the rich, variable and beautiful world of pollen morphology. ..." Petr Kunes in Folia Geobot (2009) 44:435-450 "This is a beautifully illustrated, wonderful book that will serve as an important text and reference on pollen terminology for years to come. ..." Bruce Kirchoff, Department of Biology, UNC Greensboro in Plant Science Bulletin 55(2) 2009 " ... Finally I got "Pollen Terminology. An illustrated handbook ... Undoubtedly, it is the best, the most complete and well-illustrated book on pollen terminology ever published! ..." Dmitri Britski, St. Petersburg April 2009 "The outstanding feature of this book is the superb quality of the illustrations, which are both scientifically and aesthetically pleasing. (...) The new book ... puts considerable emphasis on high-quality EM images; one of their stated aims is to illustrate pollen features in this way." Carol A. Furness, Micromorphology Section, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 16 June 2009. 'The Hesse et al. 'Pollen Terminology' book is an extraordinary work. (...)' John Rowley, September 2009. '...this handbook is not only of practical use but also exceptionally well-crafted and a delight ot the eye. ... I have no doubt that this will become an indespensable standard reference work for all scientists studying pollen.' Robert Grant-Downton in 'Annals of Botany', Dec. 1, 2009. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp289 "The title, Pollen Terminology, does indeed provide an accurate and succinct summary of this book ... . This book is definitely worth having for the images alone. ... I certainly recommend this volume. It is a book that should be on every palynologist's bookshelf ... . It's one of those books that you didn't know you needed, but the instant you see it, you know it's just what you've wanted and is soon going to be indispensable." (Alwynne B. Beaudoin, Newsletter AASP, June, 2012)