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Bark A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast

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ISBN-10: 1584658525

ISBN-13: 9781584658528

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Wojtech, Tom Wessels

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Description:

Many people know how to identify trees by their leaves, but what about when those leaves have fallen or are out of reach? With detailed information and illustrations covering each phase of a tree's lifecycle, this indispensable guidebook explains how to identify trees by their bark alone. Chapters on the structure and ecology of tree bark, descriptions of bark appearance, an easy-to-use identification key, and supplemental information on non-bark characteristics--all enhanced by over 450 photographs, illustrations, and maps--will show you how to distinguish the textures, shapes, and colors of bark to recognize various tree species, and also understand why these traits evolved. Whether…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 4/12/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Foreword
Preface
How to Use This Field Guide
Bark Structure
Bark Types
Secondary Identification Keys 1-7
Bark Ecology
Species
Acknowledgments
Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index