{"product_id":"vascular-epiphytes-general-biology-and-related-biota-hardback-9780521266307","title":"Vascular Epiphytes; General Biology and Related Biota (Hardback) 9780521266307","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVascular Epiphytes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGeneral Biology and Related Biota\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book synthesizes the body of information from research on epiphytes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid H. Benzing (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521266307, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.9 cm, 0.711 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEpiphytes (plants which grow on other plants, not parasitically but for support), comprise more than one-third of the total vascular flora in some tropical forests. Growing within tropical forest canopies, epiphytes are subject to severe environmental constraints, and their diverse adaptations make them a rich resource for studies of water balance, nutrition, reproduction and evolution. This book synthesizes the body of information from research on epiphytes and their relations with other tropical biota, and provides a comprehensive overview of basic functions, life history, evolution, and the place of epiphytes in complex tropical communities. Tropical ecologists and zoologists as well as plant scientists will find this volume a useful guide to research on the twenty-five thousand species of epiphytes which root in the crowns of tropical trees.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e 1. Epiphytism: a preliminary overview\u003cbr\u003e 2. Photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Water balance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mineral nutrition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reproduction and life history\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mistletoes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ecology\u003cbr\u003e 8. Epiphyte occurrence\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomic index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005039137048,"sku":"9780521266307","price":145.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521266307i_fa456938-3886-4c08-9d8f-a2c0ce36bc6f.jpg?v=1691374153","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vascular-epiphytes-general-biology-and-related-biota-hardback-9780521266307","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}