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020			_a9783540523741
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a582.160495 _bM85t
100			_aMosbrugger, Volker
245			_aThe tree habit in land plants _ba functional comparison of trunk constructions with a brief introduction into the biomechanics of trees _cVolker Mosbrugger
260			_bSpringer _c1990 _aBerlin
300			_a161p
440			_aLecture notes in earth sciences
490			_a / edited by Somdev Bhattacharji _vv.28
520			_aThe present study will help answer questions of tree type evolution, function, optimum, and tree construction types, using the approach of constructional morphology which to date has been widely neglected in palaeobotany and botany. First, the evolution pattern of the earliest Devonian trees is analyzed and explained, including a brief introduction of tree biomechanics. Then fossil and recent trees are studied from the viewpoint of constructional morphology with the main emphasis on the trunk as the most characteristic element of a tree. The various trunk constructions are classified into functional construction types, which are described and analyzed with respect to their biomechanical and biological properties. This functional comparison shows that the basic trunk constructions all appear in the Devonian, have specific advantages and disadvantages and constrain the possible growth habit of a tree. This study based on modern and fossil trees not only leads to a description but also to a causal understanding of the evolution and biology of the various tree types.
650			_aTree trunks
650			_aTrees -- Mechanical properties
942			_cBK
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