Comparative Wood Anatomy: Systematic, Ecological, and Evolutionary Aspects of Dicotyledon Wood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783540411734)

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 present syntheses: taxonomic achievements of wood studies; and the evolutionary relationship between structure, physiological function, and ecology. This detailed survey serves a wide range of interests: identification, systematics, evolution and physiology.

Author: Sherwin Carlquist
ISBN-10: 3540411739
ISBN-13: 9783540411734
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d