Author: R. Bruce HoadleyPublisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9780942391046
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Describes the anatomy of trees and provides instructions for identifying the wood of nearly two hundred species
Identifying Wood
Author: R. Bruce HoadleyPublisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9780942391046
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Describes the anatomy of trees and provides instructions for identifying the wood of nearly two hundred species
Silvics of Forest Trees of the United States
Author: Ethnobotany
Author: Barbara M. SchmidtPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118961900
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Ethnobotany: A Phytochemical Perspective explores the chemistry behind hundreds of plant medicines, dyes, fibers, flavors, poisons, insect repellants, and many other uses of botanicals. Bridging the gap between ethnobotany and chemistry, this book presents an introduction to botany, ethnobotany, and phytochemistry to clearly join these fields of study and highlight their importance in the discovery of botanical uses in modern industry and research. Part I. Ethnobotany, explores the history of plant exploration, current issues such as conservation and intellectual property rights, and a review of plant anatomy. An extensive section on plant taxonomy highlights particularly influential and economically important plants from across the plant kingdom. Part II. Phytochemistry, provides fundamentals of secondary metabolism, includes line drawings of biosynthetic pathways and chemical structures, and describes traditional and modern methods of plant extraction and analysis. The last section is devoted to the history of native plants and people and case studies on plants that changed the course of human history from five geographical regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Ocean. Throughout the entire book, vivid color photographs bring science to life, capturing the essence of human botanical knowledge and the beauty of the plant kingdom.
PTAEDA
Author: Checklist of United States Trees (native and Naturalized)
Author: Elbert Luther LittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Plant Life of the Pacific World
Author: Elmer D. MerrillPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462912168
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
This Asian ecology book offers an overview of the plant life of the vast Pacific region. Among the topics covered are the tropical forest and jungles, the grasslands, the primary and secondary forest, and the plants of the seashores. Weeds and cultivated plants are also discussed with overviews of plant distribution and notes on specific islands and island groups. Plant Life of the Pacific World will fill a great need as an important reference source not only for the ethnobotanist but for the professional botanist and the student interested in the flora of the Pacific basin. The information it contains—adequately detailed and clearly presented—should also open the eyes of both visitors and inhabitants to the natural riches of the Pacific region.
Low Cost Site Preparation
Author: Daniel H. SimsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Forest Measurements
Author: Thomas Eugene AveryPublisher:
ISBN: 9781478629085
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Timber measurement techniques applicable to any tree inventory project regardless of management objectives are covered by this text. Thorough coverage of sampling designs, land measurements, tree measurements, forest inventory field methods, and growth projections ensures utility for all foresters. Included are chapters on aerial photographs, GIS, and using similar techniques to measure other natural resources such as rangelands, wildlife, and water.
The Distribution of Forest Trees in California
Author: James R. GriffinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The distribution of 86 forest and woodland tree taxa native to California is illustrated on maps. Descriptive notes relate the distribution of each species to its ecological and taxonomic context, including the plant communities in which the tree commonly appears. Nearly one-fourth of the species illustrated are restricted to California, and the distribution of many others is centered in the State. Supplement contains corrigenda and addenda.
Siftings
Author: Jens JensenPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801840210
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Jens Jensen was one of America's greatest landscape designers and conservationists. Using native plants and "fitting" designs, he introduced the influential Prairie Style of landscape architecture. He championed the preservation of natural landscapes such as the Indiana Dunes (now a national lakeshore), the State Park System in Illinois, and numerous parks in Wisconsin. When he died in 1951 at the age of 90, the New York Times called him the "dean of American landscape architecture." Now that environmental issues have recaptured public attention, Jensen's visionary work and remarkable career are being rediscovered by a new generation of admirers.