Clusia A Woody Neotropical Genus of Remarkable Plasticity and Diversity
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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