Argentine Chaco Forests Dendrology, Tree Structure, and Economic Use. Vol.1: The semi-arid Chaco. 1997. (Handbuch der Pflanzenanatomie,Band XIV,5). 34 figs. 13 tabs. VIII, 180 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Contents (partly): Historical background of the forest destruction/Geographic situation, climate and soil/ Vegetation/ Material and methods/ Dendrological description of the most important 30 speciesof the semi - arid Chaco/ Macroscopic and outer aspect of the bark/Microscopic bark structure (Discussion of the microscopic bark structure, Storied structure, Arrangement of the hardbast, Amount of fibers orstone cells, etc.)/ Microscopic wood structure/ Commercially importantwoodproperties/ Economic use of the species studied/ Phaenology (with acomparison of undisturbed primary and exploited secondary forest)/Destructive forces in the Chaco/ Suggestions for the conservation andafforestation of the Dry Chaco/ Prosopis juliflora/ Conclusions/etc.