Overview
- Presents a taxonomical and ecological evaluation of stem anatomical features of all life forms of dicotyledonous Angiosperms
- Throughout in color
- Has a high aesthetic value
- Opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This work, published in two volumes, contains descriptions of the wood and bark anatomies of 3000 dicotyledonous plants of 120 families, highlighting the anatomical and phylogenetic diversity of dicotyledonous plants of the Northern Hemisphere. The first volume principally treats families of the Early Angiosperms, Eudicots, Core Eudicots and Rosids, while the second concentrates on the Asterids.
Presented in Volume 2 are microsections of the xylem and phloem of herbs, shrubs and trees of 1000 species and ca. 35 families of various life forms of the temperate zone along altitudinal gradients from the lowland at the Mediterranean coast to the alpine zone in Western Europe. Special attention is given to the very diverse family of Asteraceae. The global perspective of the findings is underlined by the analysis of 400 species from the Caucasus, the Rocky Mountains and Andes, the subtropical zone on the Canary Islands, the arid zones in the Sahara, in Eurasia, Arabia and Southwest North America, New Zealand and the boreal and arctic zones in Eurasia and Canada.
The presence of annual rings in all life forms demonstrates that herbs and dwarf shrubs are an excellent tool for the reconstruction of annual biomass production and the interannual dynamic of plant associations. The common principle of the anatomical expression of secondary growth is a key factor in understanding evolution and adaptation processes in all life forms, from the 3 cm tall crepide pigmea (Crepis pygmaea) in the alpine zone to the 40 m tall ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Central European riparian forests. The study opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Atlas of Stem Anatomy in Herbs, Shrubs and Trees
Book Subtitle: Volume 2
Authors: Fritz Hans Schweingruber, Annett Börner, Ernst-Detlef Schulze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20435-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-20434-0Published: 07 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52058-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20435-7Published: 20 September 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 415
Additional Information: With contributions by B. Kirchoff, M. Küchler and M. Nobis
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Wood Science & Technology, Plant Ecology