Australian Forest Woods

Characteristics, Uses and Identification

Morris Lake

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CSIRO Publishing
20 January 2019

Botany & plant sciences; Forests, rainforests

Australian Forest Woods describes about 130 of the most significant Australian forest trees and their wood. The introductory sections introduce the reader to the uniqueness and usefulness of forest trees. The book examines the forest tree species and their wood with photographs, botanical descriptions and a summary of the characteristics of the wood. A section on wood identification includes fundamental information on tree growth and wood structure, as well as images of the basic characteristics.

By: Morris Lake
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 218mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 960g
ISBN: 9781486307784
ISBN 10: 1486307787
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 20 January 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Acknowledgements Preface Dedication Introduction Australian forest species used for their wood Wood figures A new future for wood identification Macrophotographs of species listed by Family Bibliography Index

Morris Lake worked for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries from 1961 to 1998. Since retiring in 1998, he has served in the International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) as AustralAsian Regional Trustee (2002-04) and Publications Chairman (2004-07). He has written several books, including Australian Trees and Shrubs, and previously edited the IWCS journals World of Wood and Down Under. He has produced, authored or co-authored over 450 publications.