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Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees
Schwarze, Francis W.M.R.; Engels, Julia; Mattheck, Claus
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Description for Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees
Paperback. Translator(s): Linnard, W. Num Pages: 185 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG; PST; RNK; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 314 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Interest in trees, whether in our streets, parks or forests, has in- creasedconsiderablyin thelast 20 years or so.One reason for this has been the decline and dying of forests, which caused great concern about our environment during the 1980s. Because ofthe prominenceofthis event,which is nowblamedon abiotic factors, it is all too easyto forget that the life oftrees is also affected by a multitude of biotic factors: viruses, bacteria, fungi and animals. These may have very different relationships with trees, but are usually deleterious. The fungi playa particularlyimportant part, and during the course of their evolution they have developed various abilities ... Read more
Interest in trees, whether in our streets, parks or forests, has in- creasedconsiderablyin thelast 20 years or so.One reason for this has been the decline and dying of forests, which caused great concern about our environment during the 1980s. Because ofthe prominenceofthis event,which is nowblamedon abiotic factors, it is all too easyto forget that the life oftrees is also affected by a multitude of biotic factors: viruses, bacteria, fungi and animals. These may have very different relationships with trees, but are usually deleterious. The fungi playa particularlyimportant part, and during the course of their evolution they have developed various abilities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642631337
SKU
V9783642631337
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Reviews for Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees
From the reviews " ... The illustrations are superb, and combine specially-drawn three dimensional interpretative diagrams of wood cellular anatomy with annotated colour micrographs. The science is up to date, with an excellent select bibliography. ... the authors have produced an excellent and innovative book and I would strongly recommend it for individual purchase by all involved in decisions about ... Read more