Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tjoelker, Mark G. (Editor), Boratyński, Adam (Editor), Bugała, Władysław (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Forestry Sciences ; 78
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Trees.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Tree Biology.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.

Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) is an important tree species with a remarkable natural range throughout Europe and Asia, ranging from the Balkan Peninsula to Siberia in the north and from the French Alps in the west to the Sea of Okhotsk in the east. Wherever it occurs, it is a key component of both...

Table of Contents:

• Paleorecord of Norway Spruce
• Morphology
• Taxonomy
• Geographic Distribution
• The Central European Disjunctions in the Range of Norway Spruce
• Anatomy, Embryology, And Karyology
• Growth and Nutrition
• Reproduction
• Genetics
• Mycorrhiza
• Outline of Ecology
• Tree Health
• Silviculture of Norway Spruce
• Norway Spruce Function in Polluted Environments
• Wood Properties and Uses.