Kruckeberg (botany, U. of Washington) uses case studies to integrate the study of plants with that of the geology underlying them. Topics include the history of geobotany; geoedaphics and other environmental influences and their reciprocal relationships; landforms, lithology and their influences on plant life; the implications of geoedaphics on systematics and evolution; geology and the distribution of plants; and human influence on the geology-plant interface. This volume includes a glossary of technical terms from botany, geology, geomorphology, and soil science. The cloth edition was published in 2002. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)