Christopher David Kentish Cook

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

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

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

Authority abbreviation

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

References

  1. ↑ "Index of Botanists - Cook, Christopher David Kentish". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "New and noteworthy plants from the northern Italian ricefields". Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universität Zürich (267 Wetzikon : Rotach). OCLC 637777593.
  3. ↑ Christopher D. K. Cook (1996). Aquatic ecology. SPB Academic Pub. p. 228. ISBN 90-5103-132-7.
  4. ↑ Cook, C.D.K. (1989). "A Revision of the Genus Monochoria". In Tan, K.; Mill, R.R.; Elias, T.S. (eds.). Plant Taxonomy, Phytogeography and Related Subjects, the Davis and Hedge Festschrift. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 149–184.
  5. ↑ "Fairchild Medal". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ↑ International Plant Names Index. C.D.K.Cook.