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Trees and forests = a colour guide : biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Trees and forests/ edited by Bryan G. Bowes.
Reminder of title:	a colour guide : biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation /
other author:	Bowes, Bryan G.
Published:	London :Manson Pub., : c2010.,
Description:	1 online resource (288 p.) :ill. (chiefly col.) :
Subject:	Trees. -
Online resource:	http://www.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781840765038
ISBN:	9781840765038

Trees and forests = a colour guide : biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation /
Trees and forestsa colour guide : biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation /[electronic resource] :edited by Bryan G. Bowes. - London :Manson Pub.,c2010. - 1 online resource (288 p.) :ill. (chiefly col.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-278) and index.

Introduction to woody habitat. Survey of trees : their global significance, architecture, and early evolution -- World distribution of forests. Northern boreal and montane coniferous forests -- Temperate deciduous and temperate rain forests -- Temperate mixed evergreen forests -- Tropical and sub-tropical rain and dry forests -- Tree morphology, anatomy, and histology. Woody thickening in trees and shrubs -- Tree pathology. The role of cell-wall polymers in disease resistance in woody plants -- Microbial and viral pathogens, and plant parasites of plantation and forest trees -- Insect pests of some important forest trees -- Forest ecology and management, tree surgery, propagation, and conservation. General forest ecological processes -- Silvicultural systems -- Tree pruning and surgery in arboriculture -- Tree propagation for forestry and arboriculture -- Forest and woodland conservation.

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 rain forests. The book is fully illustrated throughout with the highest quality colour photos.

ISBN: 9781840765038Subjects--Topical Terms:

668775
Trees.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: SD

Dewey Class. No.: 582.16

Trees and forests = a colour guide : biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation /
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