Christopher David Kentish Cook

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Christopher David Kentish Cook
Born1933 (age 92–93)
Known forTaxonomy and biology of aquatic plants
Awards David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration (2001)
Scientific career
Fields Botany, Aquatic ecology
Author abbrev. (botany) C.D.K.Cook

Christopher David Kentish Cook (born 1933 [1] ) was a British botanist.

Publications included work in aquatic plants. He worked in Italy, [2] in general aquatic ecology, [3] and India. [4] He was awarded the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration in 2001, recognising his "research on biology and classification of aquatic plants". [5]

Authority abbreviation

The standard author abbreviation C.D.K.Cook is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Index of Botanists - Cook, Christopher David Kentish". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries . Harvard University . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Title New and noteworthy plants from the northern Italian ricefields Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universität Zürich Nr. 267Wetzikon : Rotach. OCLC : 637777593
  3. ↑ Christopher D. K. Cook SPB Academic Pub., 1996 - Aquatic ecology - 228 pages
  4. ↑ Cook, C.D.K. (1989) A Revision of the Genus Monochoria. In: Tan, K., Mill, R.R. and Elias, T.S., Eds., Plant Taxonomy, Phytogeography and Related Subjects, the Davis and Hedge Festschrift, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 149-184.
  5. ↑ "Fairchild Medal". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ↑ International Plant Names Index. C.D.K.Cook.
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