TY - BOOK ID - 7837433 TI - Atlas of wood, bark and pith anatomy of Eastern Mediterranean trees and shrubs : with a special focus on Cyprus AU - Crivellaro, Alan. AU - Schweingruber, Fritz Hans AU - Christodoulou, C. S. AU - Papachristophorou, T. AU - Tsintides, Takes Ch. PY - 2013 SN - 3642372341 364237235X PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Wood KW - Bark KW - Xylem KW - Botany KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Plant Geography KW - Botany - General KW - Anatomy KW - Wood. KW - Gnetales. KW - Life sciences. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Plant ecology. KW - Forest products. KW - Plant anatomy. KW - Plant development. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. KW - Plant Anatomy/Development. KW - Wood Science & Technology. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Gymnosperms KW - Building materials KW - Forest products KW - Trees KW - Timber KW - Plants KW - Ecology KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Plant structure KW - Structural botany KW - Vegetable anatomy KW - Structure KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Plant systematics. KW - Plant taxonomy. KW - Forest production KW - Botany, Economic KW - Commercial products KW - Raw materials KW - Development of plants KW - Plant development KW - Developmental biology KW - Growth (Plants) KW - Botanical classification KW - Botanical systematics KW - Botanical taxonomy KW - Classification KW - Plant biosystematics KW - Plant classification KW - Plant systematics KW - Plant taxonomy KW - Systematic botany KW - Systematics (Botany) KW - Taxonomy, Plant KW - Plant taxonomists KW - Ontogeny KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7837433 AB - This atlas presents anatomical descriptions of the xylem, bark and pith of 264 species belonging to 69 families. It highlights the anatomical diversity of trees, shrubs, dwarf shrubs, woody lianas and several of the prominent perennial herbs from the Eastern Mediterranean region, with a focus on the island of Cyprus. The island’s topography and biogeographic history combine to provide a wide range of habitats and diverse flora including widespread, endemic, and ornamental species. The monograph for each species includes a description of the anatomical structures of the stem and twig xylem and the twig’s bark and pith, as well as color micrographs of double-stained sections of each of these plant parts. These entries are accompanied by a photograph and a brief description of the plant including stem wood density, height, habit, flower, leaf and fruit characteristics, and a map showing its geographic and altitudinal distribution in the region. Xylem descriptions follow the IAWA lists of microscopic features for hardwood and softwood identification. For bark and pith descriptions, a new coding system developed by the authors is applied. Lastly, the atlas offers a key for wood identification that was developed to differentiate between groups of species by using a small number of features that are unambiguous and clearly visible. The atlas will be a valuable guide for botanists, ecologists, foresters, archeologists, horticulturists and paleobotanists. ER -