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Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems

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Authors:
  1. Fritz H. Schweingruber

    1. Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

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  2. Andrea Kučerová

    1. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Třeboň, Czech Republic

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  3. Lubomír Adamec

    1. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Třeboň, Czech Republic

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  4. Jiří Doležal

    1. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Třeboň, Czech Republic; Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

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  • First atlas focusing on the stem anatomy of aquatic and wetland plants
  • Features color photos throughout
  • Includes characterization of several endangered plant species

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Table of contents (75 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
    Pages 1-17

  3. Preparation methods

    • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
    Pages 19-19

  4. Definition of anatomical features

    • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
    Pages 21-31

  5. Anatomical descriptions of Pteridophytes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Dryopteridaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 34-34

    3. Equisetaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 35-38

    4. Isoëtaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 39-39

    5. Lycopodiaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 40-40

    6. Marsileaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 41-42

    7. Salviniaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 43-43

    8. Thelypteridaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 44-44

  6. Anatomical descriptions of Dicotyledons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Amaranthaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 46-48

    3. Apiaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 49-59

    4. Asteraceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 60-89

    5. Balsaminaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 90-91

    6. Betulaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 92-95

    7. Boraginaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 96-98

    8. Brassicaceae

      • Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal
      Pages 99-104
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About this book

This book presents light microscopic anatomical images of aquatic and wetland plant stem. It features double-stained cross- and longitudinal sections of almost 400 species of vascular plants from the lowland to the alpine zone in Central Europe, including plants from lakes, ponds, rivers, bogs, fens, wet meadows, saline meadows, tall herb associations and alpine snow beds. The microscopic photographs at various magnifications are supplemented with detailed anatomical descriptions. For each species it provides a photo of the whole plant, a short morphological and ecological description as well as indications about its world- and Central European distribution.

The book includes a hydrobotanical and an anatomical section. The hydrobotanical section describes the ecological classification of aquatic and wetland plants and explains major ecophysiological processes e.g., photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, gas exchange, adaptations to soil anoxia, turion formation and ecology.The anatomical section highlights the variety of structures and anatomical features of vascular plants in all wet environments.



                     



Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    Fritz H. Schweingruber

  • Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Třeboň, Czech Republic

    Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec

  • Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Třeboň, Czech Republic; Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    Jiří Doležal

About the authors

Professor Fritz Hans Schweingruber passed away on January 7, 2020, shortly before his 84th birthday. Being one of the most famous dendrochronologists and plant anatomists in the world, he has contributed, through his extensive work, to the establishment of tree-ring research as an internationally recognized scientific field. He has built a dendrochronological network at his home institution, the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Birmensdorf, which has contributed decisively to long-term climate research and understanding of global climate change. As a biologist, Schweingruber collected himself most of the data during numerous expeditions to all continents. His research has resulted in more than 160 scientific articles and 35 books on dendrochronology and plant anatomy. After retirement in 2001, Schweingruber continued his research with a focus on anatomical analysis of herbs and dwarf shrubs around the world. One of his most important projects was a comparative study of the anatomical traits of cold-adapted plants of the Alps, High Arctic and Himalayas. One of his main achievements is a truly unique collection of anatomical micro-sections of more than 5,000 species of trees, shrubs, forbs and grasses. Sample analysis and microscopy were his way of discovering new worlds and critically challenging existing knowledge. One of his recent interests was to investigate the anatomy of often neglected groups of plants (grasses, sedges) or plant organs (petiole, fruit stalk and tree bark). In 2013, Fritz Schweingruber came up with the idea of creating an anatomical atlas of aquatic and wetland plants of Central Europe and we are grateful that we have been part of this adventure. Unfortunately, he had passed away shortly before the book appeared.


         

                          

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems

  • Authors: Fritz H. Schweingruber, Andrea Kučerová, Lubomír Adamec, Jiří Doležal

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33420-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33419-2Published: 26 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33422-2Due: 27 March 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33420-8Published: 13 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 486

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 932 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity

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