R. E. Longton

Biology of Polar Bryophytes and Lichens

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reviews the biology of bryophytes and lichens in the polar tundra, where these plants may form a dominant component of the vegetation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 695g
• ISBN-13: 9780521093385
• ISBN-10: 0521093384
• Artikelnr.: 25498304

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The polar regions
2. The cryptogamic vegetation
3. Pattern, process and environment
4. Radiation and microclimate
5. Physiological processes and response to stress
6. Vegetative growth
7. Cryptogams in polar ecosystems
8. Reproductive biology and evolution
References
Index
Subject Index.