Book ID: 91415
Lüttge, U. (ed.)
Clusia. A woody neotropical genus of remarkable plasticity and diversity. 2007. (Ecolog. Studies, 194). 111 (2 col.) figs. 38 tabs. XIV, 273 p. gr8co. Hardcover.
Clusia is the only dicotyledonous tree genus with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), and in some cases all variants of CAM can be expressed in one given species. This volume covers anatomy, morphology and plant architecture, phytogeographical distribution, community ecology, phylogeny and genetic diversity, physiology, metabolism,physiological ecology, functional diversity, circadian rythmicity and biological timing.