The recent dramatic growth of research into the origins of life has led to the formation of a new, interdisciplinary branch of science Exo/Astrobiology, the ambitious goal of which is the study of the phenomenon of life" in our universe. In this insightful overview for the interested layman
An expose on comparative wood anatomy, comparing and discussing the systematic, ecological and evolutionary aspects of dicotyledon wood. Illustrated with light and scanning electron micrographs of wood features, and incorporates significant changes that have occurred in wood anatomy since the previous edition. Earlier decades have brought books deal…