Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology / edited by Pieter Baas [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Association of Wood Anatomists.

Baas, P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood--Anatomy--Congresses.

Wood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Pieter Baas , Giovanna Battipaglia , Veronica De Micco , Frederic Lens and Elisabeth Wheeler

Wood structure in Plant Biology and Ecology / P. Baas , G. Battipaglia , V. De Micco , F. Lens and E.A. Wheeler

An overview of the hydraulic systems in early land plants / C. Strullu-Derrien , P. Kenrick , E. Badel , H. Cochard and P. Tafforeau

Axial conduit widening in woody species: a still neglected anatomical pattern / T. Anfodillo , G. Petit and A. Crivellaro

Hydraulic and biomechanical optimization in Norway spruce trunk wood– A review / S. Rosner

Review of cellular and subcellular changes in cambium / P. Prislan , K. Čufar , G. Koch , U. Schmitt and J. Gričar

Visualizing wood anatomy in three dimensions with high-resolution X-ray micro-tomography (μCT) – A review / C.R. Brodersen

ROXAS - an efficient and accurate tool to detect vessels in diffuse-porous species / L. Wegner , G. von Arx , U. Sass-Klaassen and B. Eilmann

Quantifying plasticity in vessel grouping – added value from the image analysis tool ROXAS / G. von Arx , C. Kueffer and P. Fonti

Fire influence on Pinus hale pensis: wood responses close and far from scar / V. De Micco , E. Zalloni , A. Balzano and G. Battipaglia

Age, climate and intra-annual density fluctuations in Pinus halepensis in Spain / K. Novak , M.A. Saz Sánchez , K. Čufar , J. Raventós and M. de Luis

Plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions / S. Stojnic , U. Sass-Klaassen , S. Orlovic , B. Matovic and B. Eilmann

Evaluating the wood anatomical and dendroecological potential of arctic dwarf shrub communities / F.H. Schweingruber , L. Hellmann , W. Tegel , S. Braun , D. Nievergelt and U. Büntgen

Does growth rhythm of a widespread species change in distinct growth sites? / M.S. Costa , T.J. de Vasconcellos , C.F. Barros and C.H. Callado.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 23, 2014).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004265608

9004265600

OCLC:

868282591

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004265608 DOI