Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1965. / Bibliography: leaves [164]-172. / vi, [3], 196 l illus., mounted photos, tables

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Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2008. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-06-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:09:25Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 goulart_sl_me_botib.pdf: 7491133 bytes, checksum: 05a3d0a2fc2e9b16c65db6cfef8d0787 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / Estudos comparativos da anatomia do lenho de raiz e caule em espécies brasileiras são escassos, porém de grande importância, uma vez que as variações estruturais entre os dois órgãos são indispensáveis para o entendimento das adaptações ecológicas das espécies. Neste trabalho estudou-se a anatomia comparada do lenho de raiz e caule das espécies Lippia salviaefolia Cham. e Aegiphila sellowiana Cham., da família Verbenaceae. As espécies ocorrem em reserva particular de cerrado no município de Pratânia, estado de São Paulo (23º 02 55, 5 S e 48º 31 26,1 W). Foram estudados três espécimes de L. salviaefolia e A. sellowiana. Amostras de caule foram coletadas à altura do peito (AP), isto é, a 1,30 m do solo e as amostras de raiz foram coletadas de 30 a 40 cm da base do tronco. Observou-se que houve variações anatômicas, qualitativa e quantitativa, entre os órgãos analisados, caule e raiz, para ambas as espécies. As duas espécies possuem camadas de crescimento distintas em ambos os órgãos. Anel semi-poroso foi observado no lenho de ambas as espécies. Placas de perfuração simples e múltiplas foram observadas nos elementos de vaso do lenho de raiz e caule em L. salviaefolia, enquanto que placas de perfuração simples foram observadas nos elementos de vaso do lenho de raiz e caule em A. sellowiana. Raios mais largos foram observados no lenho de raiz em ambas as espécies. Fibras septadas foram observadas no lenho de raiz em L. salviaefolia e no lenho de caule e raiz em A. sellowiana. Fibras bifurcadas, com cavidades e com interrupção de parede foram observadas no lenho de caule e raiz em L. salviaefolia e A. sellowina O índice de vulnerabilidade e mesomorfia indicam que as plantas de L. salviaefolia estão adaptadas às condições xéricas e as plantas de A. sellowiana estão adaptadas às condições mésicas. Quantitativamente, as características... / Comparative wood anatomy of root and stem in Brazilian species are scarce and they are important as the structural variations between both organs might explain the adaptive characteristics of the species. Wood from stem and root of L. salviaefolia Cham. and Aegiphila sellowiana Cham. (Verbenaceae) was studied. The study was conducted in a cerrado area in Pratânia municipality, São Paulo state (23º 02 55, 5 S e 48º 31 26,1 W). Three plants of each species were studied. Stem samples were collected at a breast height (1.30 m from soil), and root samples were collected 30 to 40 cm from the stem base. There were qualitative and quantitative variation between root and stem wood in both species. Well defined growth increments were observed in root and stem wood in both species. Semi-porous rings were observed in the wood of both species. Simple and multiple perforation plates were observed in vessel elements of root and stem wood in L. salviaefolia, while simple perforation plates were observed in vessel elements of root and stem wood in A. sellowiana. Wider rays were observed in root wood in both species. Septate fibres were observed in root wood of L. salviaefolia and in root and stem wood of A. sellowiana. Concavities-and-gaps-containing bifurcated fibres were observed in the stem and root wood for both A. sellowiana and L. salviaefolia. The vulnerability and mesomorphy indexes indicate that L. salviaefolia plants are adapted to xeric conditions and A. sellowiana plants are adapted to mesic conditions. The most informative quantitative characteristics differing root wood from stem one in L. salviaefolia were: vessel elements length and frequency; fibre diameter and length, and wall thickness; and ray width and height. In A. sellowiana, they were: vessel elements length, diameter and frequency; fibre diameter and wall thickness; and ray width, height and frequency and intervascular pitting diameter.

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The types of wood identified from tree -ring specimens of 78 archaeological sites in the area of Flagstaff, Arizona were analyzed for changes through time. The sites span a period from Basketmaker III through Pueblo III times. Most of the specimens are from constructional materials. The wood identifications were also compared with the tree types growing on the sites today (1960). The analyses show that there is a great uniformity of types of wood used and the relative percentages of the various woods throughout the time span. This uniformity exists regardless of the location of the site geographically, or in relation to the modern tree distribution. Only the sites constructed during Pueblo I times are different. This group is restricted to the present ponderosa pine limits, and they did not yield a single specimen of either juniper or oak, both of which are found in all the other time divisions. Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, piñon pine and Populus sp. occur in relatively consistent percentages throughout the time span, despite the change in dwelling type from pithouses to pueblos. Since the Indians used trees other than those closest at hand for building purposes, they had to haul large quantities of wood from the areas where the trees grew. Distances to the nearest places where the wood types can be found today are as much as 15 miles from the sites. Some strong motivation must have inspired so great an expenditure of effort, but the reason is not apparent.

A simple, quick, and inexpensive technique to improve visualization of aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree rings under the microscope, the ‘shadow technique’, is described. The technique assumes appropriate preparation of increment cores or cross-sections and works well on the lighter portions of the sample with fungus- and bacteria-free wood. The shadow technique was used successfully to elucidate tree-ring boundaries in small diameter (<5 cm DBH) aspen from northern Utah that commonly had >100 annual rings. Crossdating verified whether the elusive rings were missing or false rings. Aspen tree-ring measurement will be greatly enhanced with the shadow technique and preliminary investigation suggests it could be used on other species such as curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius).

Submitted by Gizele Lima (gizele.lima@inpa.gov.br) on 2017-06-19T13:53:15Z No. of bitstreams: 2 2016_10_18_Dissertação_LuizaCosme.pdf: 1416222 bytes, checksum: 54f85e213133bb0455bb2a8d4098f181 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-19T13:53:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 2016_10_18_Dissertação_LuizaCosme.pdf: 1416222 bytes, checksum: 54f85e213133bb0455bb2a8d4098f181 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-31 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Environmental filters act directly on the distribution and composition of species. However, it is not known how soil and belowground hydric conditions are related to hydraulic characteristics of the xylem, branches and of the whole plant on a local scale. We examined wood density and anatomy, height, leaf area, specific leaf area, and the leaf area:sapwood area ratio at the branch level in valleys and plateaus of the terra-firme forest in Central Amazonia. These environments present contrasting table water depths and soil textures. We measure 20 traits related to branches, stem, and whole plant in 28 congeneric species pairs from 12 genera, each containing one valley and one plateau species. Species associated with the plateaus or valleys showed trait differences that indicate distinct investments in prevention against hydraulic failure and driving efficiency, respectively. On plateaus, species had higher wood density, lower averages of vessel size and hydraulic diameter of the vessel, smaller stem sapwood area and smaller specific leaf area. Some correlations between traits change according to the contrasting environmental conditions, demonstrating that species have different investments in traits according to the water conditions in the soil. The maximum adult stature in contrast environments was associated with different investing in conductivity efficiency through the xylem anatomy.We conclude that even in a fine scale, with few meters separating contrasting soil texture and water table depth conditions, environmental filters may impose ecological restrictions on trees that could explain species complementary distribution in Central Amazonia. These filter may be stronger in phylogenetically closely related species, which show more similarities and compete for the same resources. Thus, contrasting soil texture and water table depth conditions may be important determinants of species composition and diversity . Thus, we suggest that hydraulic attributes and their relationships with the environment must be better understood, especially on a local level. / Filtros ambientais atuam diretamente sobre a distribuição e composição de espécies. No entanto, não se sabe como solo e as condições hídricas abaixo do solo estão relacionados às características hidráulicas do xilema. Nós examinamos a densidade da madeira e anatomia da madeira, altura, área foliar, área foliar específica e a razão entre área foliar:área de xilema ativo no nível do ramo em espécies de árvore que ocorrem no baixio e platôs em uma floresta de terra-firme. Esses ambientes apresentam diferenças na profundidade do lençol freático e textura do solo. Nós medimos 20 traços funcionais em 28 pares de espécies congenéricas de 12 gêneros. Cada par com uma espécie associada a baixio e uma espécie associada platô. Espécies associadas aos platô ou baixios mostraram diferenças que indicam investimentos distintos na prevenção contra a falha hidráulica e eficiência de condução, respectivamente. Em platôs, as espécies apresentaram maior densidade da madeira, as médias mais baixas de diâmetro do vaso e diâmetro hidráulico do vaso, menor área de xilema ativo no caule e menor área foliar específica. A relação entre alguns atributos se alterou nas condições ambientais contrastantes, e espécies de diferentes alturas nos diferentes ambientes parecem investir em eficiencia e segurança hidráulica de maneiras distintas. Concluímos que mesmo em uma escala fina, com poucos metros separando ambientes com condições contrastantes de textura do solo e profundidade do lençol freático, filtros ambientais podem impor restrições ecológicas em árvores que poderiam explicar espécies de distribuição complementar na Amazônia Central. Estas restrições podem ser mais fortes em espécies filogeneticamente relacionadas, que mostram mais semelhanças e competem pelos mesmos recursos. Sugerimos que os atributos hidráulicos e suas relações com o meio ambiente devem ser melhor compreendidos, especialmente a nível local.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2008. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.