Год выпуска: 2003 Автор: Richard J. Preston Jr. Издательство: Страниц: 548 ISBN: 9780813815268
Описание
The fifth edition of North American Trees continues the tradition established by the earlier editions, creating a comprehensive, readable reference designed for the general public and beginning student. The book covers nearly all North American trees (north of Mexico and tropical Florida) in technically useable detail. This edition features: updated nomenclature Simplified terminology expanded information on natural history Additional Keys More background information on genera and families Introductory material discusses the scope and arrangement of the guide, basic characters used in tree identification, highest classification categories of trees, information on identifying unknown trees, and keys to identifying trees. The rest of the manual is devoted to descriptions, natural history, and illustrations. Within each family, species are listed alphabetically by scientific name. Listings contain the common name,...
