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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Selbyana
Author: Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
Author: Karl-Eduard LinsenmairPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792370499
Category : Forest canopies
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
AAU Reports
Author: Air Plants
Author: David H. BenzingPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 080146434X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Often growing far above the ground, "air plants" (or epiphytes) defy many of our common perceptions about plants. The majority use their roots only for attachment in the crowns of larger, usually woody plants—or to objects such as rocks and buildings—and derive moisture and nutrients from the atmosphere and by collecting falling debris. Only the mistletoes are true parasites. Epiphytes are not anomalies and there are approximately 28,000 species—about 10 percent of the higher or vascular plants—that grow this way. Many popular houseplants, including numerous aroids, bromeliads, ferns, and orchids, rank among the most familiar examples. In Air Plants, David H. Benzing takes a reader on a tour of the many taxonomic groups to which the epiphytes belong and explains in nontechnical language the anatomical and physiological adaptations that allow these plants to conserve water, thrive without the benefit of soil, and engage in unusual relationships with animals such as frogs and ants. Benzing’s comprehensive account covers topics including ecology, evolution, photosynthesis and water relations, mineral nutrition, reproduction, and the nature of the forest canopy as habitat for the free-living and parasitic epiphytes. It also pays special attention to important phenomena such as adaptive trade-offs and leaf economics. Drawing on the author’s deep experience with epiphytes and the latest scientific research, this book is accessible to readers unfamiliar with technical botany; it features a lavish illustration program, references, a glossary, and tables.
La Selva
Author: Lucinda A. McDadePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226039527
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Abiotic environment and ecosystem processes; The plant community: Composition, dynamics, and life-history processes; The animal community; Plant-animal interactions; La selva's human environment.
The Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature Relating to Vascular Plants for ...
Author: Four Neotropical Rainforests
Author: Alwyn H. GentryPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300054484
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The sites; Floristics; Birds; Mammals; Reptiles and amphibians; Forest dynamics.
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons
Author: Joachim W. KadereitPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642186173
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
In this volume, 24 flowering plant families comprising a total of 911 genera are treated. They represent the asterid order Lamiales except for Acanthaceae (including Avicenniaceae), which will be included in a later volume. Although most of the constituent families of the order have been recognized as being closely related long ago, the inclusion of the families Byblidaceae, Carlemanniaceae and Plocospermataceae is the result mainly of recent molecular systematic research. Keys for the identification of all genera are provided, and likely phylogenetic relationships are discussed extensively. To facilitate the recognition of relationships, families are cross-referenced where necessary. The wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source for anybody in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.
Selbyana
Author: Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
Author: K.E. LinsenmairPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401736065
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Almost half of all life on earth may exist in the world's forest canopies. They may also play a vital role in maintaining the planet's climate, yet they remain largely unexplored owing to difficulties of access. They are renowned for their great diversity and role in forest functioning, yet there are still great gaps in the understanding of this `last biological frontier'. This seminal book shows how canopy science is now in a position to answer many of the outstanding questions, among which are some of the most pressing environmental issues society is presently facing. It represents a major summary of the current understanding of canopy ecology, and maps a path forward into a greater understanding of tropical forest ecology and management at a time when the very future of this ecosystem is threatened by humanity's actions.