The Tree Habit in Land Plants. A Functional Comparison of Trunk Constructions with a Brief Introduction into the Biomechanics of Trees.
Volker Mosbrugger
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Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 161 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 347.
The present study will help answer questions of tree type evolution, function, optimum, and tree construction types, using the approach of constructional morphology which to date has been widely neglected in palaeobotany and botany. First, the evolution pattern of the earliest Devonian trees is analyzed and explained, including a brief introduction of tree biomechanics. Then fossil and recent trees are studied from the viewpoint of constructional morphology with the main emphasis on the trunk as the most characteristic element of a tree. The various trunk constructions are classified into functional construction types, which are described and analyzed with respect to ... Read more
The present study will help answer questions of tree type evolution, function, optimum, and tree construction types, using the approach of constructional morphology which to date has been widely neglected in palaeobotany and botany. First, the evolution pattern of the earliest Devonian trees is analyzed and explained, including a brief introduction of tree biomechanics. Then fossil and recent trees are studied from the viewpoint of constructional morphology with the main emphasis on the trunk as the most characteristic element of a tree. The various trunk constructions are classified into functional construction types, which are described and analyzed with respect to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540523741
SKU
V9783540523741
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