Halophytes: An Integrative Anatomical Study

• Main Authors: Grigore, Marius-Nicusor (Author), Ivanescu, Lacramioara (Author), Toma, Constantin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Life Sciences.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Ecology.

This book focuses on morphological and anatomical strategies developed by halophytes during evolution that allow them to survive in high-salt environments. These adaptive strategies refer to well integrated structural features, such as succulence, salt secretion (salt glands and vesicular hairs), ae...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Halophytes definition and classification
• Halophytes and their habitats
• Finding a place within plant ecological classes
• General morphological and anatomical adaptations in halophytes
• Halophytes and salt stress
• Histo-anatomical features in halophytes: formative effect, adaptation or a simple response to an intensely abiotic factor?- Material and Methods
• Caryophyllaceae
• Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae)
• Polygonaceae
• Plumbaginaceae
• Fabaceae
• Lythraceae
• Apiaceae
• Frankeniaceae
• Brassicaceae
• Primulaceae
• Plantaginaceae
• Asteraceae
• Juncaginaceae
• Cymodoceaceae
• Iridaceae
• Juncaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Poaceae
• An overall view on halophytes adaptations and their ecological significance.  .