Forensic botany is the application of plant science to the resolution of legal questions. A plant’s anatomy and its ecological requirements are in some cases species specific and require taxonomic verification; correct interpretation of botanical evidence can give vital information about a crime scene or a suspect or victim. The use of botanical evidence in legal investigations in North America is relatively recent. The first botanical testimony to be heard in a North American court concerned the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s baby boy and the conviction of Bruno Hauptmann in 1935. Today, forensic botany encompasses numerous subdisciplines of plant science, such as plant anatomy, taxonomy, ecology, palynology, and diatomology, and interfaces with other disciplines, e.g., molecular biology, limnology and oceanography. Forensic Plant Science presents chapters on plant science evidence, plant anatomy, plant taxonomic evidence, plant ecology, case studies for all of the above, as well as the educational pathways for the future of forensic plant science.

Forensic Plant Science

Bock, Jane H.

Norris PhD, David O.

Criminal Law

Academic Press

The Evolutionary Ecology Of Plants

Science & Math

Stebbins, G L

Turner, Charles E

Linhart, Yan B

Biological Sciences

CRC-Press

In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in ways we can never know with certainty. The Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in the high desert of southeastern Arizona is an 8,000-acre sanctuary where grazing has been banned since 1968. In this spirited account of thirty years of research at the ranch, Carl and Jane Bock summarize the results of their fieldwork, which was aimed at understanding the dynamics of grasslands in the absence of livestock. The View from Bald Hill provides an intimate look at the natural history of this unique site and illuminates many issues pertaining to the protection and restoration of our nation's grasslands.

The View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland (Organisms and Environments)

Bock, Carl E.

University of California Press

The View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland (Organisms and Environments) (Volume 1)

History

Greene, Harry W.

Bock, Carl E. E.

Americas

A collection of papers which represent current major research areas: plant life histories, evolutionary dynamics, plant breeding systems, evolution and organization of communities, plant-animal interactions, and the interfaces between plants, agriculture, and conservation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Evolutionary Ecology Of Plants (Westview Special Studies)

Opler, Paul

Westview Press

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