Vascular Epiphytes
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 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511826580
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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.