600 Colour photographs, 15 Tables
288 pages, 194 x 261 mm
Publisher:
Manson Publishing, UK
Trees are one of the dominant features of our existence on earth and play a fundamental role in the environment. This book aims to give the reader an overview and understanding of trees.
Subject areas covered include ecology and conservation, tree anatomy and evolution, pathology, silviculture, propagation and surgery. The different chapters cover trees from various world habitats, from northern boreal and montane coniferous forests to tropical and subtropical rainforests. The book is fully illustrated throughout with the highest quality colour photos. It will be useful to professionals and students in plant science, plant biology, ecology, conservation and to those working in forestry and arboriculture.
Section 1: Introduction to Woody Habit
Section 2: World Distribution of Forests
Northern boreal and montane coniferous forests
Temperate rain and deciduous forests
Temperate mixed evergreen forests
Tropical and sub-tropical rain and dry forests
Section 3: Tree Morphology, Anatomy and Histology
Section 4: Tree Pathology
Cell wall polymers and infection
The effect of fungal bacterial and viral pathogens on important plantation and forest trees
Insect or other infestations of important plantation and forest trees
Section 5: Forest Ecology and Management, Tree Surgery, Propagation and Conservation
General forest ecological processes
Silvicultural systems and management
Tree pruning and surgery
Tree propagation for forestry and aboriculture
Forest and woodland conservation
Index
Bryan G. Bowes formerly Senior Lecturer, Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Glasgow, UK.
Contributing authors: Hugh Angus, Thomas Beuchel, Bryan Bowes, Chris Brett, Nick Brown, Aljos Farjon, Stephen Hopper, Brent McGown, Claire Ozanne, Sandro Pignatti, Erika Pignatti-Wilkus, Ghillean Prance, Peter Savill, Peter Thomas, David Thorman, Steve Woodward.
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