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" Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics : "
edited by E. Medina, H.A. Mooney, C. Vázquez-Yánes.
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edited by E. Medina, H.A. Mooney, C. Vázquez-Yánes.
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Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics : : Proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Oxatepec and Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, June 29 to July 6, 1983\ edited by E. Medina, H.A. Mooney, C. Vázquez-Yánes.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1983
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Tasks for vegetation science, 12.
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(260 pages)
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9400972997
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: 9400973012
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: 9789400972995
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One: Physical Environment.- 1. Nutrient regime in the wet tropics: physical factors.- 2. Physical aspects of the water regime of wet tropical vegetation.- 3. Light environments of tropical forests.- Two: Establishment.- 4. Ecophysiology of seed germination in the tropical humid forests of the world: a review.- Three: Leaf-environment Interactions.- 5. Leaf and Canopy adaptations in tropical forests.- 6. Leaf energy balance in the wet lowland tropics.- Four: Physiological Processes.- 7. Tissue water deficits and plant growth in wet tropical environments.- 8. Photosynthetic characteristics of wet tropical forest plants.- 9. Measuring gas exchange of plants in the wet tropics.- 10. Nutrient balance and physiological processes at the leaf level.- Five: Epiphytes and Mycorrhizae.- 11. Epiphytic vegetation: a profile and suggestions for future inquiries.- 12. Methods for vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza research in the lowland wet tropics.- Six: Plant-Herbivore Interactions.- 13. The roles of plant secondary chemicals in wet tropical ecosystems.- 14. Insect-plant interactions: some ecophysiological consequences of herbivory.- 15. Assessing the effects of herbivory.- Seven: Species Function and Forest Structure.- 16. Dynamics of wet tropical forests and their species strategies.
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Botany.
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Life sciences.
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C Vázquez-Yánes
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E Medina
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H A Mooney
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Proceedings of an International Symposium, held in Oxatepec and Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, June 29 to July 6, 1983
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