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

Diagnostically illustrated with light and scanning electron micrographs, Comparative Wood Anatomy lucidly introduces dicotyledon wood in terms of cell types and their variations, pertinent literature, taxonomic distribution of features, terminology, and methods for preparation. Two final chapters pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlquist, Sherwin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
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