Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society / Reinhard F. Stettler.

Author/creator Stettler, R. F., 1929-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press,
Description1 online resource (xiv, 301 p.)
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Contents 1: The tree and the river -- The tree -- The river -- Regeneration -- Water and nutrient relations -- Perpetuate and proliferate! -- 2: Variation and variability -- Clones -- Why sex? -- Password? -- Natural hybridization -- 3: From species to population to genes -- Common gardens -- Transplanted trees -- Getting closer to the genes -- Migrant trees -- Adaptation and its limits -- 4: Trees and society -- Changing rivers--changing landscapes -- The dawn of agriculture -- The farmer's trees -- From farmers' trees to tree farms -- Poplar--a model tree -- Tree genomics and beyond -- Between old growth and plantations -- The essence of trees -- Outlook.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Cottonwood and the river of time Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. 9780295988801 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021694498
ISBN9780295800196 ebook

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