Ellen Wohl

Broschiertes Buch

Dead Wood: The Afterlife of Trees

Beschreibung

Explores the life and afterlife of three trees growing along a river: a spruce in the Colorado Rockies, a western red cedar in Washington, and a balsam poplar in Canada. Each tree is enmeshed in a biological community during its lifetime and continues to support other forms of life after death.

Autor

Ellen Wohl received a BS in geology from Arizona State University and a PhD in geosciences from the University of Arizona before joining the faculty at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on river form and process and she has conducted field research on every continent but Antarctica. Much of her recent emphasis has been on interactions between rivers and downed trees, which gave rise to this book. She has written several technical books and books for non-specialist readers. She enjoys reading, hiking, and traveling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oregon State University
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 149mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780870715273
• ISBN-10: 0870715275
• Artikelnr.: 63597948