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Springer The Geobiology And Ecology Of Metasequoia 2005 Edition by Ben A. LePage Christopher J. Williams Hong Yang
The plant fossil record indicates that the genus Metasequoia was widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the early Late Cretaceous to the Plio-Pleistocene. Today the genus has shrunk to one species with approximately 5000 mature individuals in southeastern China's Xiahoe Valley. This book distills the current understanding of the biology ecology and physiology of fossil and living Metasequoia current research directions and problems that remain unresolved. Table of contents : PART I - FOSSIL METASEQUOIA AND HISTORY Chapter 1 - The Evolution and Biogeographic History of MetasequoiaBen A. LePage Hong Yang and Midori Matsumoto Chapter 2 - Paleoecology and History of Metasequoia in Japan with Reference to its extinction and Survival in East Asia.Arata Momohara Chapter 3 - A High-Resolution Palynological Analysis Axel Heiberg Island Canadian High ArcticSuzanna L. Richter and Ben A. LePage Chapter 4 - Metasequoia in the Oligocene Bridge Creek Flora of Western North America: Ecological Implications and The History of ResearchHerbert W. Meyer Chapter 5 - Gunther's Travels: The Odyssey of Metasequoia Seeds from the 1920s?Judy Barrett Litoff PART II - CUTICLE ULTRASTRUCTURE AND BIOMOLECULES Chapter 6 - Cuticle Analysis of Living and Fossil MetasequoiaQin Leng Chapter 7 - Ultrastructural Preservation in Middle Eocene Metasequoia Leaf Tissues from the Buchanan Lake FormationKarimah Schoenhut Chapter 8 - Biomolecules from Living and Fossil Metasequoia: Biological and Geological ApplicationsHong Yang PART III - ECOLOGY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY Chapter 9 -Ecological Characteristics of Metasequoia glyptostroboidesChristopher J. Williams Chapter 10 -Physiological Ecology of Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et ChengDavid R. Vann Chapter 11 -Competitive Advantages of Metasequoia in Warm High LatitudesRichard Jagels and Maria A. Equiza PART IV - CULTIVARS AND HORTICULTURE Chapter 12 -Selecting and PropagatingNew Cultivars of MetasequoiaJohn Kuser Chapter 13 - Cultivars of Metasequoia glyptostroboidesChristophe Nugue Chapter 14 - A Conservation Plan for Metasequoia in ChinaGaytha A. Langlois