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Vascular Epiphytes: General Biology and Related Biota (Cambridge Tropical Biology Series)

By David H. Benzing

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9780521048958, 9780511525438, 0521266300, 0521048958, 0511525435, 9780521266307
LCC
QK922 .B46 1990
Open Library ID
OL2056939M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11137178 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
376\370
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This synthesis of the growing body of information from research on epiphytes and their relations with other tropical biota provides a comprehensive overview of basic functions, life history, evolution, and the place of epiphytes in complex tropical communities. Epiphytes comprise more than one-third of the tropical vascular flora in some tropical forests. Growing within tropical forest canopies, epiphytes are subject to severe environmental constraints, and their diverse adaptations make them a rich resource for studies of water balance, nutrition, reproduction and evolution.

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