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This work, published in two volumes, contains descriptions of the wood and bark anatomies of 3000 dicotyledonous plants of 120 families, highlighting the anatomical and phylogenetic diversity of dicotyledonous plants of the Northern Hemisphere. The first volume principally treats families of the Early Angiosperms, Eudicots, Core Eudicots and Rosids, while the second concentrates on the Asterids. Presented in Volume 1 are microsections of the xylem and phloem of herbs, shrubs and trees of 1200 species and 85 families of various life forms of the temperate zone along altitudinal gradients from the lowland at the Mediterranean coast to the alpine zone in Western Europe. The global perspective of the findings is underlined by the analysis of 500 species from the Caucasus, the Rocky Mountains and Andes, the subtropical zone on the Canary Islands, the arid zones in the Sahara, in Eurasia, Arabia and Southwest North America, and the boreal and arctic zones in Eurasia and Canada. The presence of annual rings in all life forms demonstrates that herbs and dwarf shrubs are an excellent tool for the reconstruction of annual biomass production and the interannual dynamic of plant associations. The common principle of the anatomical expression of secondary growth is a key factor in understanding evolution and adaptation processes in all life forms, from the 2 cm tall whitlow grass (Draba arctica) in the arctic to the 40 m tall beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Central European managed forests. The study opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology.

Life sciences. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant Ecology. --- Wood. --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Anatomy --- Stems (Botany) --- Plant stems --- Stalks (Botany) --- Plant ecology. --- Forest products. --- Plant development. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Shoots (Botany) --- Stele (Botany) --- Plants --- Ecology --- Building materials --- Forest products --- Trees --- Timber --- Plant structure --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Structure --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Forest production --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Ontogeny --- Floristic ecology

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 This work, published in two volumes, contains descriptions of the wood and bark anatomies of 3000 dicotyledonous plants of 120 families, highlighting the anatomical and phylogenetic diversity of dicotyledonous plants of the Northern Hemisphere. The first volume principally treats families of the Early Angiosperms, Eudicots, Core Eudicots and Rosids, while the second concentrates on the Asterids. Presented in Volume 2 are microsections of the xylem and phloem of herbs, shrubs and trees of 1000 species and ca. 35 families of various life forms of the temperate zone along altitudinal gradients from the lowland at the Mediterranean coast to the alpine zone in Western Europe. Special attention is given to the very diverse family of Asteraceae. The global perspective of the findings is underlined by the analysis of 400 species from the Caucasus, the Rocky Mountains and Andes, the subtropical zone on the Canary Islands, the arid zones in the Sahara, in Eurasia, Arabia and Southwest North America, New Zealand and the boreal and arctic zones in Eurasia and Canada. The presence of annual rings in all life forms demonstrates that herbs and dwarf shrubs are an excellent tool for the reconstruction of annual biomass production and the interannual dynamic of plant associations. The common principle of the anatomical expression of secondary growth is a key factor in understanding evolution and adaptation processes in all life forms, from the 3 cm tall crepide pigmea (Crepis pygmaea) in the alpine zone to the 40 m tall ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Central European riparian forests. The study opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology.

Stem. --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Anatomy --- Stems (Botany) --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant structure --- Plants --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Plant stems --- Stalks (Botany) --- Anatomy --- Structure --- Life sciences. --- Plant ecology. --- Forest products. --- Plant development. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Shoots (Botany) --- Stele (Botany) --- Wood. --- Ecology --- Building materials --- Forest products --- Trees --- Timber --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Forest production --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Ontogeny --- Floristic ecology