Wood Anatomy of Metasequoia - Separation from Glyptostrobus and Function/Structure Considerations

• Main Author: Visscher, George E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2002
• Subjects: Metasequoia; Paleo-forest dynamics; Forest Sciences; Plant Sciences; Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Canada; Heiberg; Nunavut
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/471; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/1467/viewcontent/VisscherGH2002.pdf

This thesis is part of a broader cooperative study aimed at understanding Paleo-forest dynamics -- namely those of the Eocene period in the Canadian High Arctic. Wood of the dominant tree species -- Metasequoia -- that grew on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada is the focus of this research. The t...