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Author Crivellaro, Alan, author.

Title Atlas of wood, bark and pith anatomy of Eastern Mediterranean trees and shrubs : with a special focus on Cyprus / A. Crivellaro, F.H. Schweingruber ; with contributions by C.S. Christodoulou, T. Papachristophorou, T. Tsintides
Published Heidelberg : Springer, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 583 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color)
Series 2012-2013 Springer E-Books - Biomedical & Life Sciences
Contents Materials and Methods -- Definition of Anatomical Features -- Identification Keys -- Anatomical Description of Species -- List of Species and Families
Summary This atlas presents anatomical descriptions of the xylem, bark and pith of 264 species belonging to 69 families. It highlights the anatomical diversity of trees, shrubs, dwarf shrubs, woody lianas and several of the prominent perennial herbs from the Eastern Mediterranean region, with a focus on the island of Cyprus. The island's topography and biogeographic history combine to provide a wide range of habitats and diverse flora including widespread, endemic, and ornamental species. The monograph for each species includes a description of the anatomical structures of the stem and twig xylem and the twig's bark and pith, as well as color micrographs of double-stained sections of each of these plant parts. These entries are accompanied by a photograph and a brief description of the plant including stem wood density, height, habit, flower, leaf and fruit characteristics, and a map showing its geographic and altitudinal distribution in the region. Xylem descriptions follow the IAWA lists of microscopic features for hardwood and softwood identification. For bark and pith descriptions, a new coding system developed by the authors is applied. Lastly, the atlas offers a key for wood identification that was developed to differentiate between groups of species by using a small number of features that are unambiguous and clearly visible. The atlas will be a valuable guide for botanists, ecologists, foresters, archeologists, horticulturists and paleobotanists
Analysis houtanatomie
wood anatomy
biodiversiteit
biodiversity
biosystematiek
biosystematics
taxonomie
taxonomy
plantenecologie
plant ecology
plantenontwikkeling
plant development
plantenanatomie
plant anatomy
houttechnologie
wood technology
Plant Anatomy
Plantenanatomie
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2013)
Subject Wood -- Anatomy -- Atlases
Bark -- Atlases
Xylem -- Atlases
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
Bark
Wood
Xylem
Genre/Form atlases.
Atlases
Scientific atlases
Anatomical atlases
Atlases.
Atlas.
Form Electronic book
Author Schweingruber, Fritz Hans, author.
LC no. 2013942798
ISBN 9783642372353
364237235X
3642372341
9783642372346