Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce

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Mark G. Tjoelker, Adam Boratynski, Wladyslaw Bugala
Springer Science & Business Media, 29 lug 2007 - 474 pagine

Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) is an important tree species with a remarkable natural range throughout Europe and Asia, ranging from the Balkan Peninsula to Siberia in the north and from the French Alps in the west to the Sea of Okhotsk in the east. Wherever it occurs, it is a key component of both natural and managed forests. Norway spruce is the most economically valuable conifer in Europe, producing high-quality timber and wood products. Written by 25 authorities, this book presents a concise and comprehensive review of the biology, ecology, and management of Norway spruce. It integrates classic and contemporary literature (more than 2000 works cited in the text), highlighting basic research and forestry practices in central and eastern Europe. The topics include anatomy and morphology, physiology and nutrition, reproductive biology and genetics, and ecology. In addition, it examines mycorrhiza, diseases and pests as well as silviculture and wood products. In the light of increasing threats to forest health from air pollution, climate change, and insects and disease, it provides an essential information source to those concerned with the ecology, conservation, and management of the species.

 

Sommario

Paleorecord of Norway spruce
1
Morphology
9
Taxonomy
15
Geographic distribution
23
The Central European disjunctions in the range of Norway Spruce
37
Anatomy embryology and karyology Bud structure and shoot
49
Growth and nutrition
71
Reproduction 97
96
Outline of ecology
195
Tree health 255
254
Silviculture of Norway Spruce
295
Norway spruce function in polluted environments 309
308
Wood properties and uses
333
References
343
Authors Index
429
Index of Names of Organisms
447

WŁADYSŁAW BARZDAJN 9 Genetics
115
Mycorrhiza
157

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Pagina 426 - Witkowska, L. (1961). On the photoperiodic control of extension growth and wood formation in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Acta Soc. Bot.

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