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OverviewThe science of dendrochronology has grown significantly in the past 20 years. In the 1950s and 1960s, interest in the subject was limited to only a handful of scientists who perceived in dendrochronology a ""l'art pour l'art"". Today, however, specialists from many different fields recognize and are pursuing the problems of dendrochronology. Tree-ring research has acquired a permanent role in the various sciences of archeology, history, geology, ecology, and climatology. The founders of dendrochronology themselves were of varied scientific backgrounds and interests. For example, A. E. Douglass in the United States was an astronomer, B. Huber in Germany a forest-biologist, and F. N. Shvedov in Russia a climatologist. Today the spectrum is even broader. Many den drochronologists are authorities in mathematics, archeology, history, forestry, botany, wood technology, ecology geography, geology, etc. It is, therefore, understandable that it has become almost impossible for one individual to encompass the entire field. Bitvinskas (1974), Fritts (1976), Schweingruber (1983), and Mitsutani (1990) have attempted, each guided by his own interests, to provide at least an overview of the field. Recently, individual aspects have been presented by groups of authors in books edited by Fletscher (1978), Hughes et al. (1982), Jacoby and Hornbeck (1987) and Bradley and Jones (1992). It is very likely that in the future summaries covering each branch of dendrochronology will be published. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fritz H. Schweingruber , S. JohnsonPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.628kg ISBN: 9783642771590ISBN 10: 3642771599 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 19 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsFactors Influencing the Development and Form of Stem Cross-Sections.- The Reaction of Trees to Environmental Influences.- Defence Mechanisms Against Biological and Mechanical Damage.- Macroscopic Wood and Tree-Ring Features.- Microscopic Wood and Tree-Ring Features.- Monographic Presentation of Tree Species.- Tree Species in Eurasia and Japan.- Tree Species in North America.- Tree Species in Southern Hemisphere.- References.- Species Index — Latin-English.- Species Index — English-Latin.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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