The Native Pinewoods of Scotland

The native pinewoods of Scotland have long been the subject of scientific research and the significance of their component ecosystem was emphasised in 1959 in the publishing of the book by Steven and Carlisle. The book was a milestone for Scottish forestry and ecology.

 

The native pinewoods are one of the most important living historical monuments of Scotland. This book discusses these pinewoods from historical, ecological and forestry points of view.

 

The History of the native woods from late glacial times to the present day is traced with an outline from archeaoloigical amd historical sources showing the impact of man upon the forests of Scotland.

 

The ecology of the surviving native pinewoods is decribed in detail. Among the topics dealt with are the relationship between the pinewoods and other woodland communities, the tree species and larger shrubs, the field communities, age structure, growth and stocking, pathegenic fungi and fauna. The problem of the natural regeneration of the pine is also discussed.

 

The forester will be particularly interested in the presenation of the results of a detailed investigation into the morphological variations of the pine in the native pinewoods. The different habit of crown types, the bark types, variations in buds, shoots, and leaves including internal anatomy and different cone types are described.

Henry Marshall Steven (1893-1969). Scottish forester and academic. He was Editor of "Forestry" magazine from 1926 to 1946. He was Professor of Forestry at Aberdeen University when this book was published.

 

Dr A. Carlisle was a Research Fellow at the university of aberdeen when this book was published.

There are no details as to the provenance.

This is a fine copy of this rarely available book. 

 

SIze -  Crown 4to —  approximately 24.5 cm x 19 cm (10"x7½")

Binding - Hardback binding with dustcover. There are some tears to the dustover and general wear and tear around the edges, however it is now in a protective cover.

Pages - Clean and bright throughout.

Conservation Notes: This is a scarce and important edition and should be stored carefully to maintain its current condition.

 

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