Ebook: The Geobiology and Ecology of Metasequoia
- Tags: Biogeosciences, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Paleontology, Tree Biology
- Series: Topics in Geobiology 22
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The plant fossil record provides evidence that the genus Metasequoia was widely distributed and experienced a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the early Late Cretaceous to the Plio-Pleistocene. Today the genus is limited to one species with approximately 5,000 mature individuals growing in the Xiahoe Valley in southeastern China. This book is a distillation of the collective efforts and results of the world’s Metasequoia specialists and enthusiasts. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference source for the genus and the authors have sought to incorporate obscure, hard-to-get and non-English reference sources. The book reviews what is known about the biology, ecology and physiology of fossil and living Metasequoia, current research directions and problems that remain unresolved.
This book presents a definitive overview of fossil and living Metasequoia and was written by sixteen of the world’s experts on this important genus. Given the reality of increasing human pressure and the inevitability of global change, efforts to conserve this ancient genus are underway.
The plant fossil record provides evidence that the genus Metasequoia was widely distributed and experienced a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the early Late Cretaceous to the Plio-Pleistocene. Today the genus is limited to one species with approximately 5,000 mature individuals growing in the Xiahoe Valley in southeastern China. This book is a distillation of the collective efforts and results of the world’s Metasequoia specialists and enthusiasts. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference source for the genus and the authors have sought to incorporate obscure, hard-to-get and non-English reference sources. The book reviews what is known about the biology, ecology and physiology of fossil and living Metasequoia, current research directions and problems that remain unresolved.
This book presents a definitive overview of fossil and living Metasequoia and was written by sixteen of the world’s experts on this important genus. Given the reality of increasing human pressure and the inevitability of global change, efforts to conserve this ancient genus are underway.
The plant fossil record provides evidence that the genus Metasequoia was widely distributed and experienced a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the early Late Cretaceous to the Plio-Pleistocene. Today the genus is limited to one species with approximately 5,000 mature individuals growing in the Xiahoe Valley in southeastern China. This book is a distillation of the collective efforts and results of the world’s Metasequoia specialists and enthusiasts. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference source for the genus and the authors have sought to incorporate obscure, hard-to-get and non-English reference sources. The book reviews what is known about the biology, ecology and physiology of fossil and living Metasequoia, current research directions and problems that remain unresolved.
This book presents a definitive overview of fossil and living Metasequoia and was written by sixteen of the world’s experts on this important genus. Given the reality of increasing human pressure and the inevitability of global change, efforts to conserve this ancient genus are underway.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
The Evolution and Biogeographic History of Metasequoia ....Pages 3-114
Paleoecology and History of Metasequoia in Japan, with Reference to its Extinction and Survival in East Asia....Pages 115-136
A High-Resolution Palynological Analysis, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic....Pages 137-158
Metasequoia in the Oligocene Bridge Creek Flora of Western North America: Ecological Implications and the History of Research....Pages 159-186
Gunther’s Travels: The Odyssey of Metasequoia Seeds from the 1920s?....Pages 187-194
Cuticle Analysis of Living and Fossil Metasequoia ....Pages 197-217
Ultrastructural Preservation in Middle Eocene Metasequoia Leaf Tissues from the Buchanan Lake Formation....Pages 219-252
Biomolecules from Living and Fossil Metasequoia: Biological and Geological Applications....Pages 253-281
Ecological Characteristics of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ....Pages 285-304
Physiological Ecology of Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng....Pages 305-333
Competitive Advantages of Metasequoia in Warm High Latitudes....Pages 335-349
Selecting and Propagating New Cultivars of Metasequoia ....Pages 353-360
Cultivars of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ....Pages 361-366
A Conservation Plan for Metasequoia in China....Pages 367-418
Back Matter....Pages 419-434
The plant fossil record provides evidence that the genus Metasequoia was widely distributed and experienced a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the early Late Cretaceous to the Plio-Pleistocene. Today the genus is limited to one species with approximately 5,000 mature individuals growing in the Xiahoe Valley in southeastern China. This book is a distillation of the collective efforts and results of the world’s Metasequoia specialists and enthusiasts. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference source for the genus and the authors have sought to incorporate obscure, hard-to-get and non-English reference sources. The book reviews what is known about the biology, ecology and physiology of fossil and living Metasequoia, current research directions and problems that remain unresolved.
This book presents a definitive overview of fossil and living Metasequoia and was written by sixteen of the world’s experts on this important genus. Given the reality of increasing human pressure and the inevitability of global change, efforts to conserve this ancient genus are underway.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
The Evolution and Biogeographic History of Metasequoia ....Pages 3-114
Paleoecology and History of Metasequoia in Japan, with Reference to its Extinction and Survival in East Asia....Pages 115-136
A High-Resolution Palynological Analysis, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic....Pages 137-158
Metasequoia in the Oligocene Bridge Creek Flora of Western North America: Ecological Implications and the History of Research....Pages 159-186
Gunther’s Travels: The Odyssey of Metasequoia Seeds from the 1920s?....Pages 187-194
Cuticle Analysis of Living and Fossil Metasequoia ....Pages 197-217
Ultrastructural Preservation in Middle Eocene Metasequoia Leaf Tissues from the Buchanan Lake Formation....Pages 219-252
Biomolecules from Living and Fossil Metasequoia: Biological and Geological Applications....Pages 253-281
Ecological Characteristics of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ....Pages 285-304
Physiological Ecology of Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng....Pages 305-333
Competitive Advantages of Metasequoia in Warm High Latitudes....Pages 335-349
Selecting and Propagating New Cultivars of Metasequoia ....Pages 353-360
Cultivars of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ....Pages 361-366
A Conservation Plan for Metasequoia in China....Pages 367-418
Back Matter....Pages 419-434
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