ABSTRACT

Trees and plants are important components of the human environment having significant presence beyond agricultural and recreational values. Colour Atlas of Woody Plants and Trees presents a photographic compilation of morphological features of trees and shrubs giving attention to their unique aspects not presented in existing books. By increasing awareness to users through high quality, full-color photographs and informative text, this book demonstrates the enormous diversity of vascular trees and plants living today.

Features:

  • Full color atlas offers concise, but highly informative text accompanied by over 200 high-resolution digital tree images

  • Contains images of the anatomy of tree structures and evolution of the most important features of trees

  • Presents information on the varied structure and morphology exhibited by trees and demonstrates their vital importance in the current struggle for the survival of our human society

  • Surveys the most important morphological features of plants, shrubs and trees

  • Presents aspects of plants and trees both common and rarely seen in nature

Bryan Geoffrey Bowes is a retired Senior Lecturer in the Botany Department at Glasgow University and was a Research Fellow in ETH Zurich, Harvard University, and University of New England, Australia. His research interests encompass plant anatomy and ultrastructure, plant regeneration, and morphogenesis in vitro.

chapter 1|34 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Anatomy of Trees and Woody Plants

chapter 3|18 pages

Roots of Trees and Woody Plants

chapter 4|12 pages

Tree Leaves

The Green Sugar Factory

chapter 5|14 pages

Reproduction in Trees and Woody Plants

chapter 6|21 pages

The Importance of Trees in the Environment

chapter 7|26 pages

Trees and Their Links with Human Cultures