A Natural History Of Conifers

Author : Aljos Farjon
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881928693

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A Natural History of Conifers by Aljos Farjon Pdf

A compelling account of the extraordinary relatives of ordinary garden conifers. Leading expert Aljos Farjon provides a compelling narrative that observes conifers from the standpoint of the curious naturalist. It starts with the basic question of what conifers are and continues to explore their evolution, taxonomy, ecology, distribution, human uses, and issues of conservation. As the story unfolds many popular misconceptions are dispelled, such as the false notion that all conifers have cones. The extraordinary diversity of conifers begins to dawn as Farjon describes the diminutive creeping shrub Microcachrys tetragona, whose strange seed cones resemble raspberries, and the prehistoric-looking Araucaria meulleri. The taxonomic diversity of conifers is huge and Farjon goes on to relate how, over the course of 300 million years, these trees and shrubs have adapted to survive geological upheavals, climatic extremes, and formidable competition from flowering plants. All who seek to learn more about the early history of life on our planet will cherish this book.

Author : Michael Edward Kauffmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Conifers
ISBN : 0578094169

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Conifer Country by Michael Edward Kauffmann Pdf

Author : Ronald M. Lanner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028512304

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Conifers of California by Ronald M. Lanner Pdf

Author : Aljos Farjon,Denis Filer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004211810

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An Atlas of the World's Conifers by Aljos Farjon,Denis Filer Pdf

A 2014 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institutions. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and Filer give the reader comprehensive insight into the biogeography, diversity and conservation status of conifers on all continents, dispelling the widely held view that they are primarily a northern boreal plant group. Conifer diversity is analysed and presented with a taxonomic and geographic perspective. Distribution patterns are interpreted using the latest information on continental drift, dispersal and phylogeny. The entire dataset supporting the Atlas can be consulted and verified online. These data can also be used for further research and are an invaluable resource for anyone working on conifer systematics, biogeography or conservation. An Atlas of the World’s Conifers indicates the known distribution of all conifers including an analysis of their biogeography, diversity and conservation status. Also available from Brill is Aljos Farjon’s A Handbook of the World's Conifers, published in 2010 (ISBN 978 90 04 17718 5) which is a 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title".

Author : Donald Culross Peattie
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781595341679

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A Natural History of North American Trees by Donald Culross Peattie Pdf

"A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie's two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. As we read Peattie's eloquent and entertaining accounts of American trees, we catch glimpses of our country's history and past daily life that no textbook could ever illuminate so vividly. Here you'll learn about everything from how a species was discovered to the part it played in our country’s history. Pioneers often stabled an animal in the hollow heart of an old sycamore, and the whole family might live there until they could build a log cabin. The tuliptree, the tallest native hardwood, is easier to work than most softwood trees; Daniel Boone carved a sixty-foot canoe from one tree to carry his family from Kentucky into Spanish territory. In the days before the Revolution, the British and the colonists waged an undeclared war over New England's white pines, which made the best tall masts for fighting ships. It's fascinating to learn about the commercial uses of various woods -- for paper, fine furniture, fence posts, matchsticks, house framing, airplane wings, and dozens of other preplastic uses. But we cannot read this book without the occasional lump in our throats. The American elm was still alive when Peattie wrote, but as we read his account today we can see what caused its demise. Audubon's portrait of a pair of loving passenger pigeons in an American beech is considered by many to be his greatest painting. It certainly touched the poet in Donald Culross Peattie as he depicted the extinction of the passenger pigeon when the beech forest was destroyed. A Natural History of North American Trees gives us a picture of life in America from its earliest days to the middle of the last century. The information is always interesting, though often heartbreaking. While Peattie looks for the better side of man's nature, he reports sorrowfully on the greed and waste that have doomed so much of America's virgin forest.

Author : P. A. Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-02-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052145963X

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Trees by P. A. Thomas Pdf

Trees are familiar components of many landscapes, vital to the healthy functioning of the global ecosystem and unparalled in the range of materials which they provide for human use. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work? This 2000 book provides a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of trees, presenting information on all aspects of tree biology and ecology in an easy to read and concise text. Fascinating insights into the workings of these everyday plants are uncovered throughout the book, with questions such as how are trees designed, how do they grow and reproduce, and why do they eventually die tackled in an illuminating way. Written for a non-technical audience, the book is nonetheless rigorous in its treatment and will therefore provide a valuable source of reference for beginning students as well as those with a less formal interest in this fascinating group of plants.

Author : Donald Culross Peattie
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0395581753

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A Natural History of Western Trees by Donald Culross Peattie Pdf

One of two genuine classics of American nature writing now in paperback; the other is A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America.

Author : Aljos Farjon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004177185

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.) by Aljos Farjon Pdf

The first handbook to include detailed information on all 615 conifers, temperate as well as tropical, this encyclopedic work offers users as diverse as ecologists, gardeners, foresters and conservationists the accumulated knowledge of these trees obtained in 30 years of academic research, presented in an easily searchable format.

Author : Verna R. Johnston
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520202481

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California Forests and Woodlands by Verna R. Johnston Pdf

From majestic Redwoods to ancient Western Bristlecone Pines, California's trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists—and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's splendid book, illustrated with her superb color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed black-and-white drawings, now offers an unparalleled view of the Golden State's world-renowned forests and woodlands. In clear, vivid prose, Johnston introduces each of the state's dominant forest types. She describes the unique characteristics of the trees and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living among them, and she analyzes how fire, flood, fungi, weather, soil, and humans have affected the forest ecology. The world of forest and woodland animals comes alive in these pages—the mating games, predation patterns, communal life, and the microscopic environment of invertebrates and fungi are all here. Johnston also presents a sobering view of the environmental hazards that threaten the state's trees: acid snow, ozone, blister rust, over-logging. Noting the interconnectedness of the diverse life forms within tree regions, she suggests possible answers to the problems currently plaguing these areas. Enriched by the observations of early naturalists and Johnston's many years of fieldwork, this is a book that will be welcomed by all who care about California's treasured forests and woodlands.

Author : Colin Tudge
Publisher : Crown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780307395399

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The Tree by Colin Tudge Pdf

A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them. Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe). From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions.

Author : Chris J. Nixon,Richard Worrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Conifers
ISBN : WISC:89066985391

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The Potential for the Natural Regeneration of Conifers in Britain by Chris J. Nixon,Richard Worrell Pdf

Author : Gil Nelson,Christopher J. Earle,Richard Spellenberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400852994

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Trees of Eastern North America by Gil Nelson,Christopher J. Earle,Richard Spellenberg Pdf

The most comprehensive and user-friendly field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the eastern United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains—including those species found only in tropical and subtropical Florida and northernmost Canada—the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; keys to leaves and twigs; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure. The easy-to-read descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range. Using a broad definition of a tree, the book covers many small, overlooked species normally thought of as shrubs. With its unmatched combination of breadth and depth, this is an essential guide for every tree lover. The most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covers 825 species, more than any comparable guide, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains Features specially commissioned artwork, detailed descriptions, range maps for native species, up-to-date taxonomy and names, and much, much more An essential guide for every tree lover

Author : Aljos Farjon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004324510

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A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 vols.) by Aljos Farjon Pdf

This revised and updated handbook includes detailed information on all 615 conifers, temperate as well as tropical, this encyclopedic work offers users as diverse as ecologists, gardeners, foresters and conservationists the accumulated knowledge of these trees obtained in 35 years of academic research, presented in an easily searchable format.

Author : Alan Graham
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226306803

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A Natural History of the New World by Alan Graham Pdf

A Natural History of the New World traces the evolution of plant ecosystems, beginning in the Late Cretaceous period and ending in the present, charting their responses to changes in geology and climate.

Author : David Wood,Thomas Koerber,Robert F. Scharpf,Andrew Storer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520936379

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Pests of the Native California Conifers by David Wood,Thomas Koerber,Robert F. Scharpf,Andrew Storer Pdf

This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California’s conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state. Authoritative and easy-to-use, it is an essential reference for biologists, arborists, ecologists, foresters and everyone who needs up-to-date information on conifer pests in one convenient manual. o Species accounts cover life cycles, habits, distribution, and significance of each pest and discuss valuable options for reducing or avoiding damage o 111 clear color photographs show damage caused by 80 insects, diseases, fungi, parasitic plants, animals, and other destructive agents o The only guide to include information on environmental factors such as air pollution, salt, and frost as well as biological agents o Appendices list pests and diseases by tree species and by part of the tree affected