Buch, Englisch, 119 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 4034 g
with a Special Focus on Wood Identification
Buch, Englisch, 119 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 4034 g
ISBN: 978-3-319-84579-1
Verlag: Springer
This atlas offers anatomical descriptions of 19 Dalbergia and 31 Diospyros species, most of them endemic to Madagascar. Each species is illustrated with color micrographs of double-stained sections through the xylem, bark, and pith of stems, branches, and twigs. Further, a photograph of each plant and information on its height, DBH, habit, and geographical and elevational distribution in Madagascar are included.
Dalbergia and Diospyros species provide highly-priced woods, which are intensively traded across the world and therefore highly endangered by illegal trade and harvesting. This book represents a response to the action plan for Diospyros and Dalbergia species regarding the establishment of a reference collection and reliable identification system for species listed by CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Bringing together a wealth of material recently collected in different biogeographical regions of Madagascar and identified by the Missouri Botanical Garden, the book will appeal to plant scientists, taxonomists and practitioners involved in wood identification, and will help to safeguard the legacy of precious wood trading through proper identification.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
- Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Holzverarbeitung
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- Materials and Methods.- Definition of Anatomical Features.- Identification Keys.- Dalbergia.- Diospyros.- References.- Index of Species and Families.
