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BOOK REVIEW PEibR Thomas. 2000. Trees: Their Natural History. (ISBN 0-521-45963-X,pbk.) Cambridge University Press, Midland Avenue, Port Chester, NY 0573-4930, U.S.A. $24.95 1 1 1 pbk., 286 pp. Line drawings. From woody the first senten. large thing that i humor hnma\ both a sense of and general enthusiasm about trees. Peter lecturer environmen- in I Hm mi fsat mnti tal ion. Keel n Ml in -oh n n through myriads of jour- r i i i til M nals and books from Nht tk all i I r f vital to healthy ecosystems, but also unparalleled in the range of materials they provide for human in qui linn lov io wot low an ihe\ im Vnd lm tin th ti It |to\ < i ) I I < I I i I i and reproduce? And in I I t t i I the natiiial histoivol tiees coverinq then biology and ecology. Beginning with a preface and an overview ol trees then en eight chapters that >lk> h> I more how specifically address the parts of trees and they and Chapter Two covers the live die. leaves, Chapter Three the mink and blanches, Ch.iptoi our the roots, Chapter Five flowers, fruits, I and seeds, Chapter Six," he growing ttee/'t haptet Seven, he sh<i|.eol tees; Chapter Eight/New I l I C treesfromold, "and Chapter Nine,"Health, damage d nh then concluded bya at ie II list mm Hi m m of further reading and ph imp black and white hit line I t i drawings abundant uh mi iipiqutt. ql are tin n ih inq feature the of is list i i i further reading that follows each chapter. These are chapter specific and contain books and lists journal references no! listed in the lisi ol ititthet teadinq at the end of the book. dm The author suite. n, hi „ to u thm tiand lint mi ition to create a readable I ,, common book that would answer guestions about number myths and open up trees,set right a of b how the remarkable world of trees work, g row, repro eand dii Vhil ntren for lay audiences, book the is substantially scientific and the references at the end ol eat h chapter offer the reader more academi specific unit u| in n n tiki v il \ I i i I — questions they've vvoncieted about j ot vears he\ in ir<;vv, Botom, Bnseorch Institute of Texas, I i ;i
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