Comparative Wood Anatomy Systematic, Ecological, and Evolutionary Aspects of Dicotyledon Wood

------------------------------------------------------------ The second edition has been completely revised and has in- corporated significant changes that have occured in wood anatomy over the past years. Richly illustrated with light and scanning electron micrographs, Comparative Wood Anatomy clea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlquist, Sherwin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:2nd ed. 2001
Series:Springer Series in Wood Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Methods for Comparative Wood Anatomy Studies
  • 2 Growth Rings
  • 3 Vessel Elements
  • 4 Imperforate Tracheary Elements
  • 5 Axial Parenchyma
  • 6 Rays
  • 7 Cell Contents, Secretory Structures
  • 8 Cambial Variants (Anomalous Secondary Growth)
  • 9 Cambial Ontogeny (Storying, Paedomorphosis, Other Changes)
  • 10 Systematic Application of Wood Data
  • 11 Evolution in Wood: An Ecological/Functional Synthesis
  • References