Continuing our weekly selection of the very best titles available through NHBS:
Lives of Conifers: A Comparative Account of the Coniferous Trees
by Graham R. Powell
What?
A detailed account of the life cycle of conifers, and an analysis of their ecological and environmental importance.
Why?
This is a comprehensive reference work, by an expert in tree growth and morphology. The author has published over 40 refereed papers and more than 20 technical reports and handbooks during his 34-year career in the faculty of forestry and environmental management.
As well as being authoritative on the growth of conifers, this volume introduces the reader to environmental considerations and the reliance of humankind on the conifers.
Lives of Conifers is extensively illustrated throughout (see images below), with detailed comparative sequences of morphological portraiture, stylish diagrammatic representations of anatomical features and many informative charts and figures. The chapters follow the stages of the life-cycle and there is an extensive glossary.
Who?
Graham R. Powell is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick, Canada
