Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes

• Main Author: Zotz, Gerhard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Fascinating Life Sciences,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.

This book critically reviews advances in our understanding of the biology of vascular epiphytes since Andreas Schimper’s 1888 seminal work. It addresses all aspects of their biology, from anatomy and physiology to ecology and evolution, in the context of general biological principles. By comparing e...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Epiphyte taxonomy and Evolutionary trends
• 3 Biogeography – Latitudinal and Elevational trends
• 4 Functional Anatomy and Morphology
• 5 Physiological Ecology
• 6 Population Biology
• 7 Epiphyte Communities
• 8 Interactions with other organisms
• 9 The role of vascular epiphytes in the ecosystem
• 10 Epiphytes and Humans
• 11 Epilogue - The Epiphyte Syndrome.