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Vascular Epiphytes

Vascular Epiphytes

Vascular Epiphytes

General Biology and Related Biota
David H. Benzing, Oberlin College, Ohio
January 2011
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    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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    January 2011
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    9780511826580
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    This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Abbreviations
    • Glossary
    • 1. Epiphytism: a preliminary overview
    • 2. Photosynthesis
    • 3. Water balance
    • 4. Mineral nutrition
    • 5. Reproduction and life history
    • 6. Mistletoes
    • 7. Ecology
    • 8. Epiphyte occurrence
    • References
    • Author index
    • Subject index
    • Taxonomic index.
      Author
    • David H. Benzing , Oberlin College, Ohio