Trees and Man / / Herbert L. Edlin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Edlin, Herbert L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1976]; ©1976
• Year of Publication: 1976
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Plates --; Figures --; Introduction --; Part 1. Life Pattern, Structure and Function --; Chapter 1. A Tree's Life Pattern --; Chapter 2. The Woody Stem and its Work --; Chapter 3. Buds, Shoots, Leaves and Roots --; Chapter 4. Reproduction --; Part 2. Ecology and Environmental Relationships --; Chapter 5. Trees Growing Together --; Chapter 6. The Soil --; Chapter 7. Climate and Weather --; Chapter 8. Forests and Conservation --; Part 3. The World's Forests --; Chapter 9. Broadleaved Forests of the Temperate Zones --; Chapter 10. Coniferous Forests --; Chapter 11. Mediterranean Zone Forests --; Chapter 12. Savannas, Thorn Forests and Desert Trees --; Chapter 13. Tropical Rain and Monsoon Forests --; Part 4. Trees in the Service of Man --; Chapter 14. Raising Trees: The Nurseryman's Tasks --; Chapter 15. Trees for Ornament: The Arboriculturist's Approach --; Chapter 16. Trees and Agriculture --; Chapter 17. Fruit and Nut Trees --; Chapter 18. Trees for Timber: The Forester's Profession --; Chapter 19. The Wood from Trees --; Chapter 20. Trees as Sources of Sugar, Rubber, Resin, Cork and Chemicals --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231898737; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/edli94450
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Herbert L. Edlin.

Studies the rleationship between man and trees, as man is the custodian of conservation and protecting the future of our forests and resources.