Overview
- Presents the most recent up-to-date knowledge on Clusia with a wealth of data in tables and figures and comprehensive referencing
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 194)
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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 presented in this volume embrace anatomy, morphology and plant architecture, phytogeographical distribution and community ecology, phylogeny and genetic diversity, physiology and metabolism, physiological ecology and functional diversity, circadian rhythmicity and biological timing. Covering all aspects of tree biology, this richly illustrated volume is an invaluable source of information for any plant scientist.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Background
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Phylogeny, Diversity and Ecology
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Functions and Physiological Ecology
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Clusia’s Clock
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Synthesis
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clusia
Book Subtitle: A Woody Neotropical Genus of Remarkable Plasticity and Diversity
Editors: Ulrich Lüttge
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37243-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-37242-4Published: 22 January 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07209-3Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-37243-1Published: 23 August 2007
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 273
Number of Illustrations: 109 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Tree Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy/Development