| Vascular Epiphytes: General Biology and Related Biota Contributor(s): Benzing, David H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521048958 ISBN-13: 9780521048958 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $76.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - General - Medical | Pharmacology |
| Dewey: 582.5 |
| Series: Cambridge Tropical Biology |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 376 pages |