Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society /
Stettler, R. F. 1929-
Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society / [electronic resource] : Reinhard F. Stettler. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. - xiv, 301 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780295800196 (electronic bk.)
Poplar--Adaptation.
Poplar--Evolution.
Poplar--Genetics.
Trees--Evolution.
Trees--Economic aspects.
Human-plant relationships.
Electronic books.
QK495.S16 / S74 2009
583/.65
Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society / [electronic resource] : Reinhard F. Stettler. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. - xiv, 301 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780295800196 (electronic bk.)
Poplar--Adaptation.
Poplar--Evolution.
Poplar--Genetics.
Trees--Evolution.
Trees--Economic aspects.
Human-plant relationships.
Electronic books.
QK495.S16 / S74 2009
583/.65