Format:
Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9783642204357
Content:
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.
Note:
Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction to Volume 2; 1.1 Phylogeny and Taxonomy; 1.2 Geographic and Climatic Origin; 1.3 Life Forms; 1.4 Anatomical Features; 1.5 Morphological and Ecological Interpretation of Features; 2. Monographic Descriptions; Actinidiaceae; Adoxaceae; Apiaceae; Aquifoliaceae; Araliaceae; Asteraceae; Asteraceae - Mutisieae; Asteraceae - Cardueae; Asteraceae - Lactuceae; Asteraceae - Inuleae; Asteraceae - Gnaphalieae; Asteraceae - Calenduleae; Asteraceae - Astereae; Asteraceae - Anthemideae; Asteraceae - Senecioneae; Asteraceae - Heleniae
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Asteraceae - HeliantheaeAsteraceae - Eupatorieae; Asteraceae - Tageteae; Balsaminaceae; Boraginaceae; Callitrichaceae; Campanulaceae; Caprifoliaceae; Clethraceae; Convolvulaceae; Cornaceae; Diapensiaceae; Diervillaceae; Dipsacaceae; Ebenaceae; Frankeniaceae; Garryaceae; Hippuridaceae; Hydrangeaceae; Lamiaceae; Lentibulariaceae; Linnaeaceae; Myrsinaceae; Oleaceae; Orobanchaceae; Plantaginaceae; Polemoniaceae; Rafflesiaceae; Roridulaceae; Sapotaceae; Sarraceniaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Solanaceae; Styracaceae; Valerianaceae; Verbenaceae
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3. Ecological, Morphological, Taxonomical and Functional Significance of StemFeatures Within the Dicotyledons3.1 Stem Constructions; 3.2 Annual Rings; 3.3 The Hydrological System; 3.4 The Axial Stabilization System; 3.5 The Storage System; 3.6 Secretory Structures; 3.7 Intercellular Spaces (Aerenchyma) in Stems of Aquatic Plants; 4. Anatomical Adaptations to EnvironmentalConditions; 4.1 Anatomical Diversity within Plant Communities; 4.2 Anatomical Features of Species in Relation to Plant Size and Age; 4.3 Anatomical Variability of Species in Relation to Different Site Conditions
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4.4 Anatomical Adaptations of Xylem Characteristics5. Ontogeny of the Xylem; 5.1 The Study of Cambial Development by Observation and by Modeling; 5.2 The Availability of Space as Controlling Factor; 5.3 Hormonal Regulation of Cell Differentiation; 5.4 Whole Plant Integration of Cell Development; 6.Secondary Woodinessand Paedomorphosis; 7. Conclusions; References; Alphabetic List of Species
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642204340
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Zweikeimblättrige
;
Stamm
;
Stängel
;
Histologie
;
Atlas
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-20435-7
URL:
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Author information:
Börner, Annett 1975-
Author information:
Schulze, Ernst-Detlef 1941-
Author information:
Schweingruber, Fritz Hans 1936-2020