The Biology of VinesFrancis E. Putz, Harold A. Mooney Cambridge University Press, 1991 - 526 Seiten The climbing habit in plants has apparently evolved numerous times. Species that climb are well represented in habitats ranging from tropical rain forests through temperate forests to semi-deserts. The Biology of Vines, first published in 1992, is a treatment of what is known about climbing plants, written by a group of experts and covering topics ranging from the biomechanics of twining to silvicultural methods for controlling vine infestations. Also included are detailed accounts of climbing plant evolution, stem anatomy and function, climbing mechanics, carbon and water relations, reproductive ecology, the role of vines in forest communities and their economic importance. The chapters are based on research on herbaceous vines and woody climbers (lianas) in both temperate and tropical zones, deserts and rain-forests and Old and New World areas. Much remains to be learned about the biology of these plants, but this volume provides a substantial foundation upon which further research can be based. |
Inhalt
The distribution and evolution of climbing plants | 3 |
a review and | 53 |
Biomechanical studies of vines | 73 |
Structural responses to stem injury in vines | 99 |
Water flux and xylem structure in vines | 127 |
Fairchild Tropical Garden 11935 Old Cutler Road Miami | 158 |
Reserve economy of vines | 161 |
Photosynthesis and gas exchange of vines | 181 |
Vines in arid and semiarid ecosystems | 337 |
Vinehost interactions | 357 |
a review and example from | 377 |
Breeding and dispersal systems of lianas | 393 |
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF VINES | 425 |
Silvicultural effects of lianas | 493 |
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General index | 512 |
Heteroblastic development in vines | 205 |
Distribution and abundance of vines in forest | 313 |
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Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Plant Morphology Adrian D. Bell,Alan Bryan Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2008 |
Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap Melvin T. Tyree,Martin H. Zimmermann Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |