Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms. Volume 1: Northern Hemisphere Focus. Pattern, Process and Diversity. 2024. illus. 750 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

The arborescent gymnosperms are the most prevalent trees in one-third of the world's forests, and have dominated the Earth's forest ecosystems through much of evolutionary time. They encompass over 70 living genera and nearly 700 species of evergreen conifers and related trees, and include the largest and longest-lived organisms on this planet.

Volume 1 principally focuses on Northern Hemisphere genera.

- can be used as a ready-reference to dip into for genus-specific information, as well as providing a full environmental-evolutionary survey
- proposes a new holistic taxonomic structure, based on modern phylogenetic analyses
- answers questions such as, how did these forests and their ancient components originate? how have they survived? and how can they be successfully preserved for the future?

Contents: Preface and acknowledgements/ Structure of the two volumes/ Part I. Aims, Approaches and Methodologies/ Part II. Phylogenetic Bases and Revised Taxonomic Structure/ Part III. Living Arborescent Gynosperm Genetic Presentation: Ginkgo/ Picea/ Cathaya/ Pinus/ Larix/ Pseudotsuga/ Abies/ Nothotsuga/ Tsuga/ Keteleeria/ Pseudolarix/ Cedrus/ Taxus/ Pseudotaxus/ Austrotaxus/ Cephalotaxus/ Amentotaxus/ Torreya/ Sciadopitys/ Cupressus/ Hesperocyparis/ Chamaecyparis/ Fokienia/ Thujopsis/ Thuja/ Xanthocyparis/ Juniperus/ Platycladus/ Microbiota/ Calocedrus/ Neocallitropsis/ Callitris/ Actinostrobus/ Widdringtonia/ Tetraclinis/ Libocedrus/ Papuacedrus/ Austrocedrus/ Pilgerodendron/ Diselma/ IV. From Ecosystem Services to Conservation and Sustainability/ Bibliography/ Genus index.