Eucalypts

Eucalypts

Author: John W. Wrigley

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1741759242

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Eucalypts are a familiar part of the Australian landscape and an integral part of their identity. They have farmed them and used them to build houses, furniture, roads, and bridges since the beginning of white settlement. They have been inspired by them, painted them, made films about them, written books about them, and of course Aboriginal Australians have long made musical instruments from them. Though a small number are found as native plants in several other countries, Eucalypts are a very Australian tree. This book celebrates their diversity, their beauty, and the role they play in the history, culture, and economy of Australia. It looks at their evolution, biology, horticulture, and ecology, together with their classification and the botanists involved. Through historic and contemporary images, it examines the many ways in which they have served Aboriginal, colonial, and contemporary Australians in both practical and aesthetic ways. Eucalypts have quite literally been the building blocks of that nation and this beautiful book tells their complete story for the first time.


Nutrition of Eucalypts

Nutrition of Eucalypts

Author: PM Attiwill

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 0643105921

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Most eucalypts grow naturally on soils low in fertility. Commercial plantations of eucalypts have been established around the world over a range of climates and soils. These two themes are central to this book. Nutrition of Eucalypts provides a comprehensive survey of nutritional ecology of eucalypts in their natural environment and in plantations. The authors, who are all at the forefront of research and development in their fields, are from the various eucalypt growing regions including Brazil, India, China, Spain and Australia. Their text aims at a state-of-the-art presentation. The book includes a key and descriptions for recognising nutrient deficiencies in eucalypts.


Atlas of Leaf Venation and Oil Gland Patterns in the Eucalypts

Atlas of Leaf Venation and Oil Gland Patterns in the Eucalypts

Author: Ian Brooker

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2013-06-12

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0643109870

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Atlas of Leaf Venation and Oil Gland Patterns in the Eucalypts is an aid to the identification of eucalypts in the field and a confirmation of the natural affinities between species and higher-level taxa on the basis of their comparative morphology. Its purpose is to standardise leaf venation and oil gland terminology and to demonstrate the taxonomic value of leaf venation and oil gland patterns within the eucalypts. The work discusses the visible features of the adult leaves of eucalypts as seen with reflected and transmitted light. Because venation and oil glands become obscure in dried specimens this work relies entirely on the comprehensive sampling and observation of fresh leaves. High quality, scaled, leaf venation images of vouchered specimens are used to compare all taxonomic groups in the eucalypts. All genera, sections, series and subseries are represented.


Eucalypt Ecology

Eucalypt Ecology

Author: Jann Elizabeth Williams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-11-13

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780521497404

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The dominant trees of Australia, eucalypts make up a remarkable genus. This authoritative volume provides current reviews by active researchers of many disciplines, including evolutionary history, genetics, distribution and modelling, the relationship of eucalypts to fire and nutrients, ecophysiology, pollination and reproductive ecology, interactions between eucalypts and other co-existing biota (including fungi, invertebrates and vertebrates), and conservation and management. Together these reviews shed light on the reasons for the great success of eucalypts in Australian environments, and provide a comprehensive summary for comparison with the ecology of major woody plant genera in other continents. This volume is of particular relevance to Australian ecologists, but also provides a stimulating perspective to students of vegetation ecology in all continents.


Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania

Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania

Author: Dean Nicolle

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13:

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A total of 141 species, subspecies and varieties of eucalypts are known in Victoria and Tasmania. This title describes these including six unnamed eucalypts. It contains almost 600 colour photographs, including each species in its natural habitat, as well as images of the bark, buds, flowers and fruits of each species.


Sampling Plantation Eucalypts for Wood and Fibre Properties

Sampling Plantation Eucalypts for Wood and Fibre Properties

Author: GM Downes

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0643105972

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This book was written to help the forest industry assess wood quality by using non-destructive samples taken from specific points within a tree. It is the first compilation of research data on sampling of eucalypts, describing new methods and tools for rapid and cost-effective analysis. The book provides information needed to design a sampling program, obtain and process wood samples, and shows how to relate the data to an average tree value.