Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere

Peter Steiger author Annett Börner author Fritz H Schweingruber author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:15th Jul '19

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Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere cover

This book presents the microscopic and macroscopic bark structure of more than 180 different tree and shrub species from Europe, Asia and North America. It is the first compendium to demonstrate the anatomical variability in bark since almost 70 years (Holdheide 1951). The introductory chapter explains with high-quality microphotographs the anatomical traits most important for identification and ecological interpretation of barks, and the monographic part demonstrates in text and pictures the species-specific patterns. The species treatments are grouped by their main biomes. Each species description first characterizes the macroscopic aspects with its main form, features and habitat with text and pictures of the whole plant and the barks in a young and old stage. This is followed by the microscopical description of each species. The microscopic photographs are based on double-stained slides, revealing the quality and distribution of unlignified and lignified tissues in low and highmagnification.

The book fills a scientific gap: Archeologists and soil scientists want to identify prehistoric and historical remnants. Ecophysiologists are interested in the distribution of conducting and non-conducting tissues in the phloem and xylem along the stem axis and the internal longevity of cells. Ecologists get information about internal defense mechanisms and technologists are enabled to recognize indicators relevant in biophysics and technology.

“The intended audience includes a very wide range of readers. Scientists and professionals of various disciplines from archaeology to ecophysiology, soils science to plant ecology will benefit from the book. ... The reader will appreciate the plant descriptions and photographs, which help to link the microscopic views to the scale at which we may have known the plants in our hikes and, in some cases, in our gardens.” (Alan Crivellaro, Plant Science Bulletin, Vol. 66 (2), 2020)

ISBN: 9783030140557

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394 pages

1st ed. 2019