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Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America
Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- 1st Edition - September 21, 2013
- Authors: M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 6 4 9 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 6 9 5 4 - 5
Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by its common name, or abbreviation, followed by taxonomy that includes common uses for each part of the tree.
Using this information, scientists and students can identify and classify plants, their growth structure and environment, the uses of their products, and alternative options with similar characteristics.
- Complete coverage of all native South American trees—the only single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists and climatologists working in this diverse and changing region
- Includes taxonomy at genera, species, sub-species, and varietal levels, providing information from the most basic level up and allowing readers to identify their subjects using numerous criteria
- Indicates Latin, English, French, and Spanish names as well as common names and abbreviations, facilitating accurate and efficient identification
- Provides growth information, climatology, ecology and uses for the tree to provide insight into each tree as well as for comparative purposes when seeking similar tree-based resources
Scientists and advanced students in forestry, forest management and conservation, arboriculture, botanists, foresters, silviculturists, dendrologists
In Memoriam
Acknowledgments
Collaborators
How to Use this Book
Abbreviations
References
Genera and species
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Z
Synonyms of Latin Names
English Names
Noms Français
Nombres Españoles
Other Names
Trade Names
- No. of pages: 1172
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 21, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123964908
- eBook ISBN: 9780123969545
MG
M.M. Grandtner
Affiliations and expertise
Quebec, CanadaJC
Julien Chevrette
Affiliations and expertise
Laval University, Quebec, CanadaRead Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America on ScienceDirect