Vascular Epiphytes: General Biology and Related Biota

Cambridge Tropical Biology

by David H. Benzing

This synthesis of the growing body of information from research on epiphytes and their relations with other tropical biota provides a comprehensive overview of basic functions, life history, evolution, and the place of epiphytes in complex tropical communities. Epiphytes comprise more than one-third of the tropical vascular flora in some tropical forests. Growing within tropical forest canopies, epiphytes are subject to severe environmental constraints, and their diverse adaptations make them a rich resource for studies of water balance, nutrition, reproduction and evolution.

Genres: Science

376 pages, Hardcover

First published February 23, 1990

Reviews

[nerveblot · Rating 5 out of 5]

My edition says published in 1990, so I wonder about the places where it notes things are conjecture and/or poorly studied, but it's a very nice overview on epiphytes.