Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants

• Main Author: Lüttge, Ulrich (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: 2.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Human Physiology.

In spite of international agreements at the political level not much has changed since the late 1980s in terms of reducing the speed of destruction of original tropical environments. However, since the publication of the first edition ten years ago, international research efforts in physiological ec...

Table of Contents:

• Large-Scale Sensing and Diagnosis in Relation to the Tropical Environment
• Tropical Forests. I. Physiognomy and Functional Structure
• Tropical Forests. II. Ecophysiological Responses to Light
• Tropical Forests. III. Ecophysiological Responses to Drought
• Tropical Forests. IV. Lianas, Hemi-Epiphytes, Epiphytes and Mistletoes
• Tropical Forests. V. Mangroves
• Ecosystems of Coastal Sand Plains
• Savannas. I. Physiognomy, Terminology and Ecotones: Why Do Savannas Exist?
• Savannas. II. The Environmental FactorsWater,Mineral Nutrients and Fire
• Inselbergs
• Páramos.