Further reading

Ault, J.R. (Ed), 1999.
Plant Exploration: Protocols for the Present, Concerns for the Future
Glencoe: Chicago Botanic Garden. viii, 87p.[Paperback. Symposium Proceedings.]

Bridsen, D. & Forman, L. (Eds), 1999.
The Herbarium Handbook. Third Edition.
Kew: The Board of Trustees of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. xii, 334p. [Paperback, ISBN 1-900347-43-1] Buy from Amazon.co.uk | RBG Kew | Summerfield Books

This book is part of Kew’s Herbarium Management guide for novice herbarium workers learning new specialist skills and techniques, or botanists wanting to set up or modify a Herbarium.

Burns, B. & Burns, M., 1999.
Wilderness Navigation: Finding your way using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS.
Seattle: The Mountaineers. 128p. [www.mountaineers.org; bookstore@moutaineers.org; Paperback, ISBN 0-89886-629-4] Buy from Amazon.co.uk

A beginners guide to the methods of wilderness navigation and includes thirty practice problems.

Fish, L., 1999
Preparing Herbarium Specimens.
Pretoria: National Botanical Institute. v, 57p. [Paperback, ISBN 1-919795-38-3] Buy from Amazon.co.uk

A good simple guide for preparing good accurate Herbarium specimens

Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M-H., 1965.
Regnum Vegetabile vol.39: Manual for Tropical Herbaria.
Utrecht: International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature. [Paperback]

Frodin, D.G., 1987.
Guide to Standard Floras of the World.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xx, 619p.[Hardback, ISBN 0-521-23688-6] Buy from Amazon.co.uk

This book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants.

Holmgren, P.K., Holmgren, N.H. & Barnett, L.C. (Eds), 1990.
Index Herbariorum. Part 1: The Herbaria of the World. Eighth Edition.
New York: New York Botanical Garden. x, 693p.[Hardback, ISBN 0-89327-358-9]

This is a reference guide for of all Herbaria of the world and all relevant information

Letham, L., 2001.
GPS Made Easy. Third Edition.
Seattle: The Mountaineers. 208p. [www.mountaineers.org; bookstore@moutaineers.org; Paperback, ISBN 0-89886-802-5]

A simple and effective guide to using GPS accurately

Royal Geographical Society., 2002.
The Royal Geographical Society Expedition Handbook.
London: Profile Books Ltd. 384p. [Paperback, ISBN 1-861970-44-7] Buy from Amazon.co.uk | RGS website

The book for anyone planning any sort of expedition, with invaluable information for all situations

Tippett, J., 2001.
Navigation for Walkers: Start Finding Your Way to Freedom in the Countryside.
Leicester: Cordee.122p.[www.cordee.co.uk; Paperback, ISBN 1-871890-54-3] Buy from Amazon.co.uk

Ideal for anyone learning how to get to grips with countryside navigation and is packed with clear photos and diagrams to help explain things.

Womersley, J, S., 1981.
Plant Collecting and Herbarium Development.
Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. xi, 137p. [Paperback, ISBN 92-5-101144-3]