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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

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  • © 1984

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  1. E. Medina
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  2. H. A. Mooney
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  3. C. Vázquez-Yánes
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Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 12)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • E. Medina, H. A. Mooney, C. Vázquez-Yánes
      Pages 1-1

  3. Physical Environment

    1. Nutrient Regime in The Wet Tropics: Physical Factors

      • Carl F. Jordan
      Pages 3-12

    2. Physical Aspects of the Water Regime of Wet Tropical Vegetation

      • J. J. Landsberg
      Pages 13-25

    3. Light Environments of Tropical Forests

      • R. L. Chazdon, N. Fetcher
      Pages 27-36

  4. Establishment

    1. Ecophysiology of Seed Germination in the Tropical Humid Forests of the World: A Review

      • C. Vazquez-Yanes, A. Orozco Segovia
      Pages 37-50

  5. Leaf-environment Interactions

    1. Leaf and Canopy Adaptations in Tropical Forests

      • T. J. Givnish
      Pages 51-84

    2. Leaf Energy Balance in the Wet Lowland Tropics

      • N. Chiariello
      Pages 85-98

  6. Physiological Processes

    1. Tissue Water Deficits and Plant Growth in Wet Tropical Environments

      • Robert H. Robichaux, Philip W. Rundel, Lani Stemmermann, Joan E. Canfield, Suzanne R. Morse, W. Edward Friedman
      Pages 99-112

    2. Photosynthetic Characteristics of Wet Tropical Forest Plants

      • H. A. Mooney, C. Field, C. Vázquez-Yánes
      Pages 113-128

    3. Measuring Gas Exchange of Plants in the Wet Tropics

      • C. Field, H. A. Mooney
      Pages 129-138

    4. Nutrient Balance and Physiological Processes at the Leaf Level

      • Ernesto Medina
      Pages 139-154

  8. Plant-Herbivore Interactions

    1. The Roles of Plant Secondary Chemicals in Wet Tropical Ecosystems

      • Jean H. Langenheim
      Pages 189-208

    2. Insect-Plant Interactions: Some Ecophysiological Consequences of Herbivory

      • Rodolfo Dirzo
      Pages 209-224

    3. Assessing the Effects of Herbivory

      • P. A. Morrow
      Pages 225-231

  9. Species Function and Forest Structure

    1. Dynamics of Wet Tropical Forests and Their Species Strategies

      • F. A. Bazzaz
      Pages 233-243

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 245-254
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About this book

This book contains the results of a Symposium on the physiological ecology of plants of the lowland wet tropics held in Mexico in June 1983 organized by the Instituto de Biologla of the National University of M"exico (U. N . A. M. ), and sponsored by UNAM, CONACYT, NSF and UNESCO (CIET). A workshop portion of the Symposium was held at the tropical research station at Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. This Symposium originated in response to the increasing interest in the physiological ecology of tropical plants, because of the potential. of this field to provide a basic understanding of functioning of tropical plant communities. The study of physiological ecology of tropical plants has been delayed in some cases by the lack of conceptual framework, but also by the absence of appropriate instrumentation and techniques with which to conduct precise measurements under high temperature, high humidity field conditions. Hypotheses and concepts of the physiological ecology of tropical plants have been based mainly on observational data and the analysis of growth forms and leaf anatomf. The early work of A. F. W. Schimper and o. Stocker in Asia, and the extensive surveys made by H. Walter on the osmotic potentials of plants in the tropics and subtropics, constituted, until relatively recently, the only available information on the water and carbon relations of tropical plants.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Oxatepec and Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, June 29 to July 6, 1983

  • Editors: E. Medina, H. A. Mooney, C. Vázquez-Yánes

  • Series Title: Tasks for Vegetation Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7299-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr W. Junk Publishers, The Hague 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7301-5Published: 03 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7299-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0167-9406

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-130X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 254

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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