Clusia A Woody Neotropical Genus of Remarkable Plasticity and Diversity /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lüttge, Ulrich (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Σειρά: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 194
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Trees.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Tree Biology.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

Clusia is the only dicotyledonous tree genus with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), and in some cases all variants of CAM can be expressed in one given species. These unique features as well as Clusia's extreme flexibility have put it in the limelight of international research. The studies pr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Background
• Historical Recollections
• Phylogeny, Diversity and Ecology
• Morphology, Anatomy, Life Forms and Hydraulic Architecture
• Biogeographic Features of Clusia, with Emphasis on South American and Especially Brazilian Species
• Clusia as Nurse Plant
• Reproductive Biology
• Diversity, Phylogeny and Classification of Clusia
• Population Biology of Different Clusia Species in the State of Rio de Janeiro
• Functions and Physiological Ecology
• Photosynthesis
• Physiological Ecology
• Mycorrhiza of Clusia Species: Types, Abundance, Responses to Environmental Conditions
• Clusia’s Clock
• Ciracadian Rhythmicity
• Synthesis
• Synthesis.