This atlas gives a unique assemblage of microscopic slides of wood anatomy and of the respective species in nature and demonstrates the reaction of stem anatomy to environments in which plants form woody stems. It provides insight into the evolution of wood, to the variation of wood anatomy in response to climate and disturbances, and it gives an introduction to the methodology used to study wood. Special attention has been given to the unique feature of secondary growth. In color throughout and with more than 700 both beautiful and instructive illustrations, the wide-ranging scientific content of this book makes it both attractive and unique.
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Aus den Rezensionen: "… eine einzigartige Sammlung makro- und mikroskopischer Schnitte des Holzes und der Rinde von Zweigen, Sprossen und Wurzeln von Bäumen und Sträuchern. … Bewusst wurde ein besonders lebhaftes Layout gewählt, um nicht nur Spezialisten anzusprechen. … Die Farben Blau und vor allem das leuchtende Rot … wirken auf manchen Seiten aufdringlich … Beeindruckend ist … der Umfang der Schnittsammlung … Die Einzigartigkeit des Buches besteht sicher … darin, dass hier mit Methoden gearbeitet wurde, mit deren Hilfe vor allem die Pflanzenanatomen im letzten Jahrhundert wichtige Erkenntnisse gewonnen haben …" (Christine Rapp, in: Forstarchiv, 2007, Vol. 78, Issue 3, S. 102)
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Very good information for reconstructing past conditions,
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This review is from: Atlas of Woody Plant Stems: Evolution, Structure, and Environmental Modifications (Hardcover)
This book covers a wide range of topics related to anatomical details that manifest past living conditions of plants. Many high quality microscopic images with annotations clearly illustrate the concepts that are discussed in the text. A basic knowledge of botanical terms is useful in understanding the text. I was very pleased with this book.
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Plant life developed in the water, and this process took over three billion years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
open vascular bundles, tangential rows, latewood zone, parenchyma bands, earlywood vessels, latewood density, frost rings, stem disk, sieve cells, chyma cells, compression wood, bordered pits, cell wall growth, resin ducts, tension wood, parenchymatous tissue, bent rays, cambial cells, cork cells, large rays, sieve tubes, wood formation, ray cells, ring boundaries, cork layer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Norway Spruce, Scots Pine, Mountain Pine, Sweet Chestnut, Stone Pine, Common Beech, European Larch, Dahurian Larch, Sessile Oak, Siberian Larch, Common Yew, Eastern Siberia, White-berried Mistletoe, Apple Tree, Common Ash, Dutch Elm Disease, Grey Alder, Spruce Budworm, Wild Cherry, Arth Goldau, Bracken Fern, Butcher's Broom, Canada Balsam, Canary Islands, Common Osier New!
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Plant life developed in the water, and this process took over three billion years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
open vascular bundles, tangential rows, latewood zone, parenchyma bands, earlywood vessels, latewood density, frost rings, stem disk, sieve cells, chyma cells, compression wood, bordered pits, cell wall growth, resin ducts, tension wood, parenchymatous tissue, bent rays, cambial cells, cork cells, large rays, sieve tubes, wood formation, ray cells, ring boundaries, cork layer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Norway Spruce, Scots Pine, Mountain Pine, Sweet Chestnut, Stone Pine, Common Beech, European Larch, Dahurian Larch, Sessile Oak, Siberian Larch, Common Yew, Eastern Siberia, White-berried Mistletoe, Apple Tree, Common Ash, Dutch Elm Disease, Grey Alder, Spruce Budworm, Wild Cherry, Arth Goldau, Bracken Fern, Butcher's Broom, Canada Balsam, Canary Islands, Common Osier New!
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