Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology

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Pieter Baas, Pieter Frenkel

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Brill
13 December 2013

Plant physiology; Plant ecology

At present the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy enjoys a vigorous renaissance and plays a pivotal role in plant and ecosystem biology, plant evolution, and global change research. This book contains a selection of papers presented at the successful meetings of the International Association of Wood Anatomists and the Cost-Action STReESS (Studying Tree Responses to extreme Events: a Synthesis) held in Naples in April 2013. Four review papers address (1) the hydraulic architecture of the earliest land plants, (2) the general phenomenon of axial conduit tapering in trees, (3) the hydraulic and biomechanical optimization in one of the most important plantation grown tree species, Norway Spruce, and (4) cellular and subcellular changes in the cambium in response to environmental factors. Three papers review or introduce new tools to observe the 3-D structure and functioning of wood, and novel tools for quantitative image analysis in tree ring series. Finally, five papers report original research on environmental effects on wood structure, including studies

on plastic responses in European beech, effects of fire or late summer rains on Mediterranean Aleppo Pine, and the potential for using arctic shrubs or tropical deciduous trees in dendrochronological and climatological studies. Reprinted from IAWA Journal 34 (4), 2013.

Edited by: Pieter Baas, Pieter Frenkel
Imprint: Brill
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 328g
ISBN: 9789004265592
ISBN 10: 9004265597
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 13 December 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology

IAWA [...] has built a reputation for well-produced supplements to its IAWA Journal and to trade editions of themed issues of the journal. The present volume is no exception. [...] This collection of papers clearly demonstrates that the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy is thriving, and that new techniques are constantly being sought. Students of plant evolution, ecosystem biology, climate change, forestry and wood science will all find plenty to interest them in this nicely presented volume. Peter Gasson in: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015, 179, p. 548-550.