Buch, Englisch, Band 76, 270 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 441 g
Reihe: Ecological Studies
Evolution and Ecophysiology
Buch, Englisch, Band 76, 270 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 441 g
Reihe: Ecological Studies
ISBN: 978-3-642-74467-9
Verlag: Springer
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1 Vascular Epiphytes: Setting the Scene.- 1.1 The Conquest of Space.- 1.2 Life-Forms.- 1.3 Importance: Biomass Production, Taxonomic Diversity, Economic Use.- 1.4 Stress.- 1.5 Interactions with Other Non-Host Organisms.- 1.6 Curiosity.- References.- 2 The Evolution of Epiphytism.- 2.1 Ancestral Habitats: Dark and Moist or Exposed and Dry?.- 2.2 The Geologic Record of Epiphytism.- 2.3 The Systematic Occurrence of Epiphytes.- 2.4 Epiphytism as a Coherent Ecological Category.- 2.5 Classification of Epiphytes.- 2.6 Continuously-Supplied Versus Pulse-Supplied Epiphytes.- 2.7 Patterns of Origin.- 2.8 Predisposition and Phylogenetic Constraints.- 2.9 Historical Basis for Canopy Dependence.- References.- 3 Carbon Dioxide Concentrating Mechanisms and the Evolution of CAM in Vascular Epiphytes.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Evolution and Characteristics of Biochemical and Biophysical C02 Concentrating Mechanisms.- 3.3 Ecophysiological Interactions in the Development of C02 Concentrating Mechanisms.- 3.4 Phylogenetic Distribution of CAM in Vascular Epiphytes.- 3.5 Regulation and Expression of CAM in Vascular Epiphytes.- 3.6 Cost-Benefit Relationships of C02 Concentrating Mechanisms.- 3.7 Evolution of CAM and the Epiphytic Habit: Conclusions.- References.- 4 Gas Exchange and Water Relations in Epiphytic Tropical Ferns.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The Ecophysiological Problem.- 4.3 Nest Ferns.- 4.4 Xeromorphic Ferns.- 4.5 Water Use Efficiency of Epiphytic Ferns.- 4.6 Conclusions.- References.- 5 Epiphytic Bromeliads.- 5.1 Ecological Range and Diversity of the Bromeliaceae.- 5.2 Bromeliad Systematics and Life-Forms.- 5.3 Carbon Assimilation.- 6 Gas Exchange and Water Relations in Epiphytic Orchids.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Terrestrial and Epiphytic Orchids.- 6.3 Growth Habit.- 6.4 The Epiphytic Habitat of Orchids.- 6.5 Gas Exchange Patterns as Related to Succulence in Epiphytic Orchids.- 6.6 In Situ Studies of CAM in Epiphytic Orchids.- 6.7 Light Requirements.- 6.8 Water Relations in Epiphytic Orchids.- 6.9 The Physiology of Aerial Roots.- 6.10 The Evolution of Epiphytism in Orchids.- References.- 7 The Mineral Nutrition of Epiphytes.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Nutrient Sources in Forest Canopies.- 7.3 Nutritional Modes.- 7.4 Does Scarcity of Nutrient Ions Limit Epiphyte Vigor?.- 7.5 Effects on Forest Economy.- 7.6 Conclusions and Outlook.- References.- 8 Epiphytic Associations with Ants.- 8.1 Ubiquity and Sociality of Ants: Diversity of Ant-Epiphyte Relations.- 8.2 Opportunistic Associations of Epiphytes and Ants.- 8.3 Myrmecophytic Epiphytes.- 8.4 Origins of Myrmecophytic Epiphytes.- 8.5 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 9 The Systematic Distribution of Vascular Epiphytes.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Sources of Compilation and Methods of Classification of Epiphytes.- 9.3 Numbers of Epiphytes and Taxonomic Distribution.- 9.4 Our Knowledge of Epiphytes and Perspectives.- References.