Small plants, large plants : the importance of plant size for the physiological ecology of vascular epiphytes
Recently, a number of publications have reported that many physiological properties of vascular epiphytes are a function of plant size. This short review will summarize what is known to date about this phenomenon, describe the possible mechanism and will discuss the consequences for the present unde...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 52(2001), 363 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 2051-6 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2001
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of experimental botany |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Water 059QF0KO0R |
| Zusammenfassung: | Recently, a number of publications have reported that many physiological properties of vascular epiphytes are a function of plant size. This short review will summarize what is known to date about this phenomenon, describe the possible mechanism and will discuss the consequences for the present understanding of epiphyte biology. Size-related changes are also known from other plant groups and it is argued that close attention should be paid to the size of the organisms under study in order to understand the performance and survival of a species in the field. In the light of these findings, the results of many earlier studies on epiphyte ecophysiology are now difficult to interpret because essential information on the size of the specimens used is missing |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 07.12.2001 Date Revised 13.05.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1460-2431 |