Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society / Reinhard F. Stettler.
| Author/creator | Stettler, R. F., 1929- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Seattle : University of Washington Press, |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 301 p.) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Archive Ecology and Evolution Foundation |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cottonwood and the river of time Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. 9780295988801 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021694498 |
| ISBN | 9780295800196 ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |