This work describes, analyzes and compares the wood anatomy of Alseis pickelii from two distinct sites in Tropical Dry Forest. One site is an exploited forest that was disturbed by deforestation whereas the other site is preserved and has not been logged
Glaziele Campbell +2 more
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Quantitative Tracheid Anatomy Reveals a Complex Environmental Control of Wood Structure in Continental Mediterranean Climate [PDF]
This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación project ISLAS CGL2009-13190-C03-03 and Junta de Castilla y León project VA006A10-2.
Olano Mendoza, José Miguel +4 more
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X-ray tomography as a tool for detailed anatomical analysis [PDF]
Wood identification, anatomical examination and retrieval of quantitative information arc important aspects of many research disciplines. Conventional light microscopy with a camera and (semi)automatic image analysis software is an often used methodology
Boone, Matthieu +4 more
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Tension wood and opposite wood in 21 tropical rain forest species. 2. Comparison of some anatomical and ultrastructural criteria [PDF]
International audienceThe anatomy of tension wood and opposite wood was compared in 21 tropical rain forest trees from 21 species belonging to 18 families from French Guyana.
Beauchêne, Jacques +4 more
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Growth rings in tropical trees : role of functional traits, environment, and phylogeny [PDF]
Acknowledgments Financial support of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (USR 3330), France, and from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation (UK) is acknowledged.
Burslem, David F R P +4 more
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Montane forest tree species have lower hydraulic efficiency and vulnerability than lowland forest species in the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
The adaptations of plants to different environments are closely related to their wood anatomical traits. This study investigated the wood anatomy of a montane forest community and compared it with anatomical data from three other areas in the Atlantic ...
Leonardo Bona do Nascimento +10 more
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Primate modularity and evolution: first anatomical network analysis of primate head and neck musculoskeletal system [PDF]
Network theory is increasingly being used to study morphological modularity and integration. Anatomical network analysis (AnNA) is a framework for quantitatively characterizing the topological organization of anatomical structures and providing an ...
A Goswami +46 more
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Psychotria is the largest Rubiaceae genus and one of the most abundant in the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro State. The present work aims to characterize and compare the wood of nine of these species.
Jonas B. C. Marques +4 more
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Transverse fracture properties of green wood and the anatomy of six temperate tree species [PDF]
© Institute of Chartered Foresters, 2016. All rights reserved. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of wood anatomy and density on the mechanics of fracture when wood is split in the radial-longitudinal (RL) and tangential-longitudinal (TL)
Cattaneo, Marco E. G. V. +3 more
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ECOLOGICAL WOOD ANATOMY OF Blepharocalyx salicifolius (H. B. K.) Berg
The purpose of this work is the comparison of the wood anatomy of Blepharocalyx salicifolius (H. B. K.) Berg (Myrtaceae) from two provenances in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. There were collected 6 samples of wood; three from “Serra do Sudeste” and the
Luciano Denardi +1 more
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