1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141791703321

Titolo

Atlas of wood, bark and pith anatomy of eastern Mediterranean trees and shrubs : with a special focus on Cyprus / / A. Crivellaro, F.H. Schweingruber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

9783642372353

364237235X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 583 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color)

Collana

Life sciences Atlas of wood, bark and pith anatomy of Eastern Mediterranean trees and shrubs

Altri autori (Persone)

CrivellaroAlan

Fritz HansSchweingruber

Disciplina

575.422160918224

Soggetti

Wood

Gnetales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Definition of Anatomical Features -- Identification Keys -- Anatomical Description of Species -- List of Species and Families -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This atlas presents anatomical descriptions of the xylem, bark and pith of 264 species belonging to 69 families. It highlights the anatomical diversity of trees, shrubs, dwarf shrubs, woody lianas and several of the prominent perennial herbs from the Eastern Mediterranean region, with a focus on the island of Cyprus. The island’s topography and biogeographic history combine to provide a wide range of habitats and diverse flora including widespread, endemic, and ornamental species. The monograph for each species includes a description of the anatomical structures of the stem and twig xylem and the twig’s bark and pith, as well as color micrographs of double-stained sections of each of these plant parts.  These entries are accompanied by a photograph and a brief description of the plant including stem wood density, height, habit, flower, leaf and fruit characteristics, and a map showing its geographic and altitudinal distribution in the region. Xylem descriptions follow the IAWA lists of microscopic features for hardwood



and softwood identification. For bark and pith descriptions, a new coding system developed by the authors is applied. Lastly, the atlas offers a key for wood identification that was developed to differentiate between groups of species by using a small number of features that are unambiguous and clearly visible. The atlas will be a valuable guide for botanists, ecologists, foresters, archeologists, horticulturists and paleobotanists.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910991174503321

Autore

Weiland Claus

Titolo

The Hierarchy of Fluid Dynamic Equations : Foundations of the Second Mathematization Wave of Fluid Dynamics / / by Claus Weiland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031711985

303171198X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 292 p. 92 illus., 41 illus. in color.)

Collana

Physics and Astronomy Series

Disciplina

620.1064

Soggetti

Fluid mechanics

Physics

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat - Transmission

Mass transfer

Engineering Fluid Dynamics

Classical and Continuum Physics

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The Historical Background of the Theory of Fluid Dynamics -- 3. The Fluid Dynamic Equations in Symbolic Form -- 4. The Fluid Dynamic Equations in Component Form -- 5. The Navier-Stokes Equations in Cartesian Coordinates.



Sommario/riassunto

This book is devoted to the most general governing equations of the fluid mechanics, namely the Navier-Stokes equations and their derivatives. These equations are presented in various manners: for several coordinate systems, for laminar and turbulent flows, for different thermodynamic states of gases, in dimensional and non-dimensional forms, and in an incompressible situation. All that is valid also for the different versions of the Navier-Stokes equations, where appropriate. The only way to solve the fluid dynamic equations for complex three-dimensional problems consists in the use of numerical integration methods. To deal with this request it is very helpful to formulate the complete set of governing equations in vector or vector-matrix form. This is true also for two equations turbulence models as well as for the description of non-equilibrium effects of thermodynamics. These requirements are fully addressed in this book. Graduate and doctoral students, who are concerned with the numerical solutions of the fluid dynamic equations for specific problems, may find in this book the suggestions regarding the degree of approximation which could be adequate for the task they consider. Further, persons who are interested in the evolution of the mathematical description of fluid dynamic issues, both from the scientific and also the historical side, may discover suggestions, advices and motivations in this book.