Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Biochemistry, Ecophysiology and Evolution
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well over 5 % of all vascular plant species engage in this water-conserving photosynthetic pathway. Intensified research activities over the last 10 years hav...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well over 5 % of all vascular plant species engage in this water-conserving photosynthetic pathway. Intensified research activities over the last 10 years have led to major advances in understanding the biology of CAM plants. New areas of research reviewed in detail in this book include regulation of gene expression and the molecular basis of CAM, the ecophysiology of CAM plants from tropical environments, the productivity of agronomically important cacti and agaves, the ecophysiology of CAM in submerged aquatic plants, and the taxonomic diversity and evolutionary origins of CAM. |
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| Physical Description: | XXXII, 449 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783642790607 |