Book ID: 90211
Schweingruber, F. H., A. Börner and E. Schulze
Atlas of Woody Plant Stems: Evolution, Structure, and Environmental Modifications. 2006. Corrected 2nd printing 2008. 710 col. illustr. X, 229 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Gives a unique assemblage of microscopic slides of wood anatomy and ofthe respective species in nature and demonstrates the reaction of stem anatomy to environments in which plants form woody stems. Provides insight into the evolution of wood, to the variation of wood anatomy inresponse to climate and disturbances, and gives an introduction to themethodology used to study wood.- Good second hand copy.