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Collins Complete Guide to British Trees A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species


Free Download Paul Sterry, "Collins Complete Guide to British Trees: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species"
English | 2008 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 0007236859 | EPUB | 130,9 mb
This easy-to-use guide covers the 360 species of tree that are found in Britain & Ireland. Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether from a leaf, twig, bark or whole tree, plus extra information on where the tree grows (including a map), how high they grow, what uses it is put to, and history. Every species is also comprehensively illustrated with photographs of every useful feature?bark, leaf, seed, flower, twig, and whole tree. Sample identification section: "Silver Birch Betula pendula (Betulaceae) height to 26m A slender, fast-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, tapering crown when young and growing vigorously. Older trees acquire a weeping habit, especially if growing in an open, uncrowded situation."

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Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere


Free Download Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere by Fritz H. Schweingruber
English | PDF | 2019 | 394 Pages | ISBN : 3030140555 | 98.6 MB
This book presents the microscopic and macroscopic bark structure of more than 180 different tree and shrub species from Europe, Asia and North America. It is the first compendium to demonstrate the anatomical variability in bark since almost 70 years (Holdheide 1951).

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Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere (2024)


Free Download Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere by Fritz H. Schweingruber
English | PDF | 2019 | 394 Pages | ISBN : 3030140555 | 98.6 MB
This book presents the microscopic and macroscopic bark structure of more than 180 different tree and shrub species from Europe, Asia and North America. It is the first compendium to demonstrate the anatomical variability in bark since almost 70 years (Holdheide 1951).

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Animal Evolution Genomes, Fossils, and Trees


Free Download Maximilian J. Telford, "Animal Evolution: Genomes, Fossils, and Trees"
English | ISBN: 0199549427 | 2009 | 264 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans – from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs, and the many groups of worms – is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this book, a group of leading researchers adopt a modern, integrated approach to describe how current molecular genetic techniques and disciplines as diverse as palaeontology, embryology, and genomics have been combined, resulting in a dramatic renaissance in the study of animal evolution.

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The Island of Two Trees


Free Download Brian Kennelly, "The Island of Two Trees"
English | 2019 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 1505114756 | EPUB | 2,8 mb
What would happen if you found yourself inside your father’s imagination?

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Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa Ed 3


Free Download Peter J. van der Linden, "Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa Ed 3"
English | ISBN: 1587299941 | 2011 | 456 pages | PDF | 26 MB
Back in print at last in a third edition, the classic Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa now has a wealth of full-color photographs and updated, reorganized information that will please both new and returning readers.

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Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky


Free Download Mary E. Wharton, "Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky "
English | ISBN: 0813195403 | 2022 | 592 pages | EPUB | 75 MB
Finally in paperback, this authoritative volume provides a comprehensive guide to the 282 species of woody plants found in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and eastern Missouri. Illustrated with more than 1,150 photographs, this book shows not only leaves and bark, but also buds, flowers, and fruits to help you recognize trees in any season. Complete with a user-friendly identification guide, this beautiful book will be valuable to both specialists and amateurs alike.

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