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Author: C.G.G.J. van Steenis Publisher: Springer ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 442
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Descent of mountain plants along rivers. Definition of a rheophyte. The rheophytes as a biological group. Parellel development in adaptive features. How to recognize rheophytes? The sources. Rheophytes in drought areas. Census of rheophytic plants. Swift-running water. Riparian plants. Riparian rheophytes. Rare rheophytes. Facultative rheophytes. Completeness. Plan of the work. The habitat. Climate. The medium. The substratum. The concept ecological niche in botany. The ecological niche for the rheophytes. Morphology and ecology. Hydrophytic rheophytes. Torrenticolous rheophytes. Rheophytic landplants. Distribution of rheophytes. Geographical survey of the literature. South America. Extra-tropical South America: Argentina. Tropical South America: Bolivia. Amazon basin. Surinam. Venezuelan Guyana. Latitude and altitude of rheophytes. Rheophytes in seasonal and drought zones: seasonal climate. Rheophytes and bedrock. Systematic arrangement of the rheophytes. Geographical arragement of the rheophytes. Endermism in rheophytes. Rheophytes in oceanic islands. Largest ranges among the Rheophytes. Rheophytes and palaeogeography. Sociology of the Rheophytes. Cultivation of Rheophytes. Why are Rheophytes confined to Streambeds? The riddle of the willow-like leaf-shape. Autonomous evolution and the derivation of the Rheophytes.
Author: C.G.G.J. van Steenis Publisher: Springer ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 442
Book Description
Descent of mountain plants along rivers. Definition of a rheophyte. The rheophytes as a biological group. Parellel development in adaptive features. How to recognize rheophytes? The sources. Rheophytes in drought areas. Census of rheophytic plants. Swift-running water. Riparian plants. Riparian rheophytes. Rare rheophytes. Facultative rheophytes. Completeness. Plan of the work. The habitat. Climate. The medium. The substratum. The concept ecological niche in botany. The ecological niche for the rheophytes. Morphology and ecology. Hydrophytic rheophytes. Torrenticolous rheophytes. Rheophytic landplants. Distribution of rheophytes. Geographical survey of the literature. South America. Extra-tropical South America: Argentina. Tropical South America: Bolivia. Amazon basin. Surinam. Venezuelan Guyana. Latitude and altitude of rheophytes. Rheophytes in seasonal and drought zones: seasonal climate. Rheophytes and bedrock. Systematic arrangement of the rheophytes. Geographical arragement of the rheophytes. Endermism in rheophytes. Rheophytes in oceanic islands. Largest ranges among the Rheophytes. Rheophytes and palaeogeography. Sociology of the Rheophytes. Cultivation of Rheophytes. Why are Rheophytes confined to Streambeds? The riddle of the willow-like leaf-shape. Autonomous evolution and the derivation of the Rheophytes.
Author: David G. Frodin Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781139428651 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 1136
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This 2001 book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants. The second edition was completely updated and expanded to take into account the substantial literature of the late twentieth century, and features a more fully developed review of the history of floristic documentation. The works covered are principally specialist publications such as floras, checklists, distribution atlases, systematic iconographies and enumerations or catalogues, although a relatively few more popularly oriented books are also included. The Guide is organised in ten geographical divisions, with these successively divided into regions and units, each of which is prefaced with a historical review of floristic studies. In addition to the bibliography, the book includes general chapters on botanical bibliography, the history of floras, and general principles and current trends, plus an appendix on bibliographic searching, a lexicon of serial abbreviations, and author and geographical indexes.
Author: Mashhor Mansor Publisher: Penerbit USM ISBN: 9838617792 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 304
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A review of the Araceae of Peninsular Malaysia, including its off-shore islands, is presented as a precursor to revising the family for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project. The aroid flora of Peninsular Malaysia comprises 28 genera and ca 140 indigenous (of which17 provisionally accepted) with 25 species (ca 17%) endemic. Peninsular Malaysia has no endemic aroid genera. As compared to Thailand with 29 genera, ca 200 species of which 62 species (ca 30%) are endemic, and Borneo where 38 genera (of which are 10 endemic), and currently 670 indigenous species of which more than 40% are undescribed and about 95% are endemic. An historical review of Araceae research in Peninsular Malaysia, and keys to higher taxa are provided. Most genera are illustrated. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
Author: Aljos Farjon Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004211810 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 524
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A 2014 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institutions. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and Filer give the reader comprehensive insight into the biogeography, diversity and conservation status of conifers on all continents, dispelling the widely held view that they are primarily a northern boreal plant group. Conifer diversity is analysed and presented with a taxonomic and geographic perspective. Distribution patterns are interpreted using the latest information on continental drift, dispersal and phylogeny. The entire dataset supporting the Atlas can be consulted and verified online. These data can also be used for further research and are an invaluable resource for anyone working on conifer systematics, biogeography or conservation. An Atlas of the World’s Conifers indicates the known distribution of all conifers including an analysis of their biogeography, diversity and conservation status. Also available from Brill is Aljos Farjon’s A Handbook of the World's Conifers, published in 2010 (ISBN 978 90 04 17718 5) which is a 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title".
Author: H.-Dietmar Behnke Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3642740618 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 405
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The 50th volume of Progress in Botany appears in new guise. In cooperation with Springer-Verlag we have changed from the less attractive typewriter composition to the direct reproduction of a manuscript which was writ ten by means of a text editing system and produced by a laser printer. We, the editors, should like to take the appearance of Volume 50 as the occasion for a few short remarks. Our younger readers are perhaps not aware that our Book Series was founded in 1931 by Fritz von Wettstein, based on the following thoughts and considerations, aptly formulated by him in the Preface to the first volume. "One of the greatest dangers threatening progress in the science of botany is the absolutely unbelievable growth in volume of the literature. The quality of journals, books and individual works that are daily sent to us makes it impossible for anyone person to maintain a general view of the progress made in botany in all the specialized fields, let alone to find time for results from associated su bjects. For varying reasons, every botanist must find this state of matters insupportable. Let us endeavor, in the general interest, to retain a wide background of knowledge, and not become limited specialists. The vitally necessary connections between the specialized fields can only flourish, or even exist, if the general view of botany as a whole can be maintained.
Author: Klaus Mehltreter Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 113948768X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 473
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Ferns are an integral part of the world's flora, appreciated for their beauty as ornamentals, problematic as invaders and endangered by human interference. They often dominate forest understories but also colonize open areas, invade waterways and survive in nutrient-poor wastelands and eroded pastures. Presented here is the first comprehensive summary of fern ecology, with worldwide examples from Siberia to the islands of Hawaii. Topics include a brief history of the ecological study of ferns, a global survey of fern biogeography, fern population dynamics, the role of ferns in ecosystem nutrient cycles, their adaptations to xeric environments and future directions in fern ecology. Fully illustrated concepts and processes provide a framework for future research and utilization of ferns for graduate students and professionals in ecology, conservation and land management.
Author: Kunio Iwatsuki Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 4431659188 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 472
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A modern approach to understanding the evolution and diversification of land plants, one of the most exciting areas of plant systematics. It consists of three sections - origin and diversification of primitive land plants; origin and diversification of angiosperms; speciation and mechanisms of diversification - each section corresponding to a major area in plant evolution. In each case, data from molecular, morphological, and paleontological approaches are presented, backed by recent progress and new findings, together with proposals for future research. A guide to the latest in plant systematics, heightening awareness of prospective future problems.
Author: C.G.G.J. van Steenis
Author: C.G.G.J. van Steenis
Author: David G. Frodin
Author: Cornelis G. G. J. van Steenis
Author: D. J. Mabberley
Author: Xander van der Maesen
Author: Mashhor Mansor
Author: Aljos Farjon
Author: H.-Dietmar Behnke
Author: Klaus Mehltreter
Author: Kunio Iwatsuki