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- ISBN-10:
- 1780642369
- ISBN-13:
- 9781780642369
- Pub. Date:
- 10/21/2013
- Publisher:
- CABI
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Overview
The CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees provides an extensive overview of 300 of the world's most important forest trees. Tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal trees of major economic importance are included, covering tree species used in agroforestry practices around the world. Many of the species covered are considered to be ‘multipurpose’ trees with uses extending beyond timber alone; the land uses such as watershed protection or provision of windbreaks, and non-wood uses such as the production of medicines, resins, food and forage, are also listed.Comprehensive information is presented on each tree's importance, with a summary of the main characteristics of the species, its potential for agroforestry use and any disadvantages it possesses. The tree’s botanical features such as habit, stem form, foliage, inflorescence, flower and fruit characters and phenology are covered in detail with over 70 colour plate pictures to aid identification. Also included are specific sections devoted to pests and diseases, distribution and silvicultural characteristics and practices, including seed sowing, nursery care, planting, thinning, and harvesting. In addition to the wealth of information detailed, based on datasheets from CABI’s Forestry Compendium, selected references for further reading are provided for each entry, making this book an essential reference work for forestry students, researchers and practitioners.
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ISBN-13: | 9781780642369 |
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Publisher: | CABI |
Publication date: | 10/21/2013 |
Pages: | 536 |
Product dimensions: | 11.40(w) x 14.50(h) x 1.90(d) |
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Species included:Abies albaAbies amabilisAbies concolorAbies grandisAbies lasiocarpaAbies magnificaAbies proceraAbies sachalinensisAcacia auriculiformisAcacia dealbataAcacia mangiumAcacia mearnsiiAcacia melanoxylonAcacia niloticaAcacia salignaAcacia senegalAcacia seyalAcacia tortilisAcer campestreAcer macrophyllumAcer negundoAcer platanoidesAcer pseudoplatanusAcer saccharumAdansonia digitataAdenanthera pavoninaAfzelia africanaAgathis australisAgathis borneensisAgathis dammaraAgathis macrophyllaAgathis robustaAilanthus altissimaAilanthus triphysaAlbizia lebbeckAlnus acuminataAlnus cordataAlnus glutinosaAlnus hirsutaAlnus nepalensisAlnus rubraAlstonia scholarisAniba rosaeodoraAnisoptera thuriferaAraucaria angustifoliaAstronium urundeuvaAucoumea klaineanaAzadirachta indicaBagassa guianensisBaikiaea plurijugaBaillonella toxispermaBetula papyriferaBetula pendulaBischofia javanicaByrsonima crassifoliaCalocedrus decurrensCalophyllum brasilienseCalophyllum inophyllumCampnosperma brevipetiolatumCanarium schweinfurthiiCarapa guianensisCarapa proceraCarpinus betulusCastanea sativaCastanopsis purpurellaCasuarina equisetifoliaCedrela angustifoliaCedrela fissilisCedrela odorataCedrelinga cateniformisCedrus atlanticaCedrus deodaraCedrus libaniCeiba pentandraCeltis mildbraediiChamaecyparis lawsonianaChamaecyparis nootkatensisChamaecyparis obtusaChlorocardium rodieiChukrasia tabularisColophospermum mopaneCordia alliodoraCordia subcordataCroton megalocarpusCryptomeria japonicaCunninghamia lanceolataCupressus arizonicaCupressus lusitanicaCupressus macrocarpaCupressus sempervirensDalbergia latifoliaDalbergia melanoxylonDalbergia nigraDalbergia sissooDiospyros digynaDiospyros melanoxylonDipterocarpus grandiflorusDipterocarpus turbinatusDipteryx panamensisDryobalanops aromaticaDyera costulataEndospermum diadenumEndospermum peltatumEntandrophragma angolenseEntandrophragma candolleiEntandrophragma cylindricumEntandrophragma utileEnterolobium contortisiliquumEnterolobium cyclocarpumEucalyptus camaldulensisEucalyptus citriodoraEucalyptus degluptaEucalyptus globulusEucalyptus gomphocephalaEucalyptus grandisEucalyptus occidentalisEucalyptus paniculataEucalyptus regnansEucalyptus robustaEucalyptus salignaEucalyptus sideroxylonEucalyptus tereticornisEucalyptus urophyllaEusideroxylon zwageriFagus crenataFagus grandifoliaFagus sylvaticaFaidherbia albidaFalcataria moluccanaFlueggea flexuosaFraxinus excelsiorGaruga floribundaGleditsia triacanthosGliricidia sepiumGlyptostrobus lineatusGmelina arboreaGonystylus bancanusGrevillea robustaGuaiacum officinaleGuazuma ulmifoliaGuibourtia coleospermaHeritiera simplicifoliaHevea brasiliensisHibiscus elatusHopea odorataHyeronima alchorneoidesHymenaea courbarilIntsia bijugaIntsia palembanicaIrvingia gabonensisJuglans nigraJuglans regiaJuniperus proceraJuniperus virginianaKhaya anthothekaKhaya grandifoliolaKhaya ivorensisKhaya senegalensisKoompassia excelsaKoompassia malaccensisLarix deciduaLarix gmeliniiLarix kaempferiLarix laricinaLarix occidentalisLarix sibiricaLeucaena leucocephalaLithocarpus spp.Lovoa trichilioidesMansonia altissimaMelaleuca cajuputiMelaleuca leucadendraMelaleuca quinquenerviaMesua ferreaMetrosideros polymorphaMilicia excelsaMillettia laurentiiNauclea diderrichiiNeobalanocarpus heimiiNeolamarckia cadambaNothofagus pumilioOchroma pyramidaleOcotea porosaOcotea usambarensisOctomeles sumatranaOlea capensisPachira quinataPalaquium spp. Parashorea spp.Parinari excelsaParkia biglobosaPaulownia taiwanianaPaulownia tomentosaPeltophorum dubiumPeltophorum pterocarpumPicea abiesPicea engelmanniiPicea glaucaPicea obovataPicea sitchensisPinus banksianaPinus brutiaPinus caribaeaPinus contortaPinus densifloraPinus echinataPinus elliottiiPinus halepensisPinus jeffreyiPinus kesiyaPinus koraiensisPinus massonianaPinus montezumaePinus nigraPinus oocarpaPinus patulaPinus pinasterPinus ponderosaPinus radiataPinus resinosaPinus roxburghiiPinus sibiricaPinus strobusPinus sylvestrisPinus taedaPinus tecumanniiPinus wallichianaPinus yunnanensisPiptadeniastrum africanumPlatanus acerifoliaPodocarpus latifoliusPolyscias fulvaPopulus albaPopulus balsamiferaPopulus canadensisPopulus deltoidesPopulus nigraPopulus tremulaPopulus tremuloidesProsopis glandulosaProsopis julifloraPrunus africanaPrunus aviumPrunus serotinaPseudotsuga menziesiiPterocarpus angolensisPterocarpus erinaceusPterocarpus indicusQuassia simaroubaQuercus cerrisQuercus ilexQuercus mongolicaQuercus pubescensQuercus robur Quercus rubraQuercus suberRobinia pseudoacaciaSalix albaSamanea samanSantalum albumSchefflera morototoniSchinus molleSchizolobium parahybaSequoia sempervirensSequoiadendron giganteumShorea albidaShorea leprosulaShorea macrophyllaShorea negrosensisShorea robustaShorea rugosaStyrax tonkinensisSwietenia macrophyllaTabebuia roseaTaxus brevifoliaTectona grandisTerminalia amazoniaTerminalia arjunaTerminalia brassiiTerminalia browniiTerminalia catappaTerminalia ivorensisTerminalia oblongaTerminalia superbaThuja occidentalisThuja plicataTieghemella heckeliiTilia cordataTrema orientalisTrichilia emeticaTriplochiton scleroxylonTsuga canadensisTsuga heterophyllaTsuga mertensianaUapaca kirkianaUlmus americanaUlmus minorVirola surinamensisXylia xylocarpaZelkova serrataFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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