{"product_id":"american-bamboos-emmet-j-judziewicz-9781560985693","title":"American Bamboos","description":"Drawing on two decades of fieldwork in the United States and fifteen Latin American countries, the authors bring together current knowledge of the structure, ecology, human uses, conservation value, evolution, and diversity of the forty-one genera of American woody and herbaceous bamboos. They also discuss three genera of basal grasses that resemble bamboos. They describe the importance of bamboos to South American landscapes and cultures, explaining how jungles of \u003ci\u003eGuadua\u003c\/i\u003e and thickets of \u003ci\u003eChusquea\u003c\/i\u003e host communities of small animals and how human societies use bamboo for housing, furniture, basketry, food, soil conservation, and musical instruments. Exploring the possibilities of cultivated bamboo, the authors also note its value in some regions as a timber resource. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerously illustrated with color photographs and detailed line drawings, the book provides genus-by-genus descriptions of bamboos, as well as habitat data, range maps, lists of recognized species, and complete references. It also includes the most recent molecular and systematic evidence for bamboo evolution and phylogeny. The first ever to focus on the bamboos of the Americas, this volume is an essential resource for botanists, taxonomists, horticulturists, and gardeners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmet J. Judziewicz,Lynn G. Clark,Ximena Londono\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560985690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560985693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.38h x 7.40w x 1.17d","brand":"Emmet J. Judziewicz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447916409087,"sku":"9781560985693","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5d1ea4f-8449-4096-80f5-90dc571b58f1.jpg?v=1777235684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-bamboos-emmet-j-judziewicz-9781560985693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}