Ebook: Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants

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 ecology of plants in the tropics has increased enormously in quantity and quality. In some fields advances were more substantial than in others. New approaches came up in remote sensing and at the other end of the scope in some areas molecular biology was particularly developed regarding ecological performance of tropical plants, e.g. in understanding the adaptation of resurrection plants to the extreme habitat of inselbergs.

The wealth of new information made it necessary to break large chapters down into smaller ones. Tropical forests which occupy about half of the entire volume of the book were now arranged in 5 chapters covering structure and function under the influence of environmental cues and including epiphytes and mangroves as part of the tropical forest complex. Savannas were now treated in two chapters. Coastal salinas have been combined with a new section on the Brazilian restingas in a chapter on coastal sand plains.

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Since the publication of the first edition of this book ten years ago, international research into the physiological ecology of plants in the tropics has increased enormously in quantity and quality.

This brand new edition brings the story right up to date. New approaches have been developed in remote sensing.

At the other end of the scale, molecular biology has come on in leaps and bounds, particularly regarding ecological performance of tropical plants, e.g. in understanding the adaptation of resurrection plants to the extreme habitat of inselbergs.

In this fully revised and updated second edition the wealth of new information has made it necessary to break large chapters down into smaller ones.

Tropical forests which occupy about half of the entire volume of the book are now arranged in five chapters covering structure and function under the influence of environmental cues and including epiphytes and mangroves as part of the tropical forest complex.

Savannas are now treated in two chapters. Meanwhile, coastal salinas have been combined with a new section on the Brazilian restingas in a chapter on coastal sand plains.

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Since the publication of the first edition of this book ten years ago, international research into the physiological ecology of plants in the tropics has increased enormously in quantity and quality.

This brand new edition brings the story right up to date. New approaches have been developed in remote sensing.

At the other end of the scale, molecular biology has come on in leaps and bounds, particularly regarding ecological performance of tropical plants, e.g. in understanding the adaptation of resurrection plants to the extreme habitat of inselbergs.

In this fully revised and updated second edition the wealth of new information has made it necessary to break large chapters down into smaller ones.

Tropical forests which occupy about half of the entire volume of the book are now arranged in five chapters covering structure and function under the influence of environmental cues and including epiphytes and mangroves as part of the tropical forest complex.

Savannas are now treated in two chapters. Meanwhile, coastal salinas have been combined with a new section on the Brazilian restingas in a chapter on coastal sand plains.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Large-Scale Sensing and Diagnosis in Relation to the Tropical Environment ....Pages 17-49
Tropical Forests. I. Physiognomy and Functional Structure....Pages 51-101
Tropical Forests. II. Ecophysiological Responses to Light....Pages 103-148
Tropical Forests. III. Ecophysiological Responses to Drought....Pages 149-164
Tropical Forests. IV. Lianas, Hemi-Epiphytes, Epiphytes and Mistletoes....Pages 165-226
Tropical Forests. V. Mangroves....Pages 227-264
Ecosystems of Coastal Sand Plains....Pages 265-291
Savannas. I. Physiognomy, Terminology and Ecotones: Why Do Savannas Exist?....Pages 293-312
Savannas. II. The Environmental FactorsWater,Mineral Nutrients and Fire....Pages 313-377
Inselbergs....Pages 379-418
Paramos....Pages 419-441
Back Matter....Pages 443-458

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Since the publication of the first edition of this book ten years ago, international research into the physiological ecology of plants in the tropics has increased enormously in quantity and quality.

This brand new edition brings the story right up to date. New approaches have been developed in remote sensing.

At the other end of the scale, molecular biology has come on in leaps and bounds, particularly regarding ecological performance of tropical plants, e.g. in understanding the adaptation of resurrection plants to the extreme habitat of inselbergs.

In this fully revised and updated second edition the wealth of new information has made it necessary to break large chapters down into smaller ones.

Tropical forests which occupy about half of the entire volume of the book are now arranged in five chapters covering structure and function under the influence of environmental cues and including epiphytes and mangroves as part of the tropical forest complex.

Savannas are now treated in two chapters. Meanwhile, coastal salinas have been combined with a new section on the Brazilian restingas in a chapter on coastal sand plains.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Large-Scale Sensing and Diagnosis in Relation to the Tropical Environment ....Pages 17-49
Tropical Forests. I. Physiognomy and Functional Structure....Pages 51-101
Tropical Forests. II. Ecophysiological Responses to Light....Pages 103-148
Tropical Forests. III. Ecophysiological Responses to Drought....Pages 149-164
Tropical Forests. IV. Lianas, Hemi-Epiphytes, Epiphytes and Mistletoes....Pages 165-226
Tropical Forests. V. Mangroves....Pages 227-264
Ecosystems of Coastal Sand Plains....Pages 265-291
Savannas. I. Physiognomy, Terminology and Ecotones: Why Do Savannas Exist?....Pages 293-312
Savannas. II. The Environmental FactorsWater,Mineral Nutrients and Fire....Pages 313-377
Inselbergs....Pages 379-418
Paramos....Pages 419-441
Back Matter....Pages 443-458
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