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Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts

Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts

Willert, Dieter J. Von
Eller, Benno M.
Werger, Marinus J. a.

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology

BiologyBotany & HorticultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 052128709X
ISBN13: 9780521287098
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 29 2012
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Deserts provide a seemingly hostile environment in which plants can, nevertheless, survive and grow. This book, originally published in 1992, considers the ecological strategies adopted by desert succulents to overcome these problems. Much fresh data on the physiological ecology of succulent plants of southern Africa is presented - the results of more than ten years' work by the authors, both in the field and the laboratory. This information forms the basis for a better understanding of the water relations and carbon balance of succulents during short- and long-term drought and leads the authors to a definition of succulence as a tool for the temporary storage of water, essential for the conservation of physiological performance during times of drought. The authors conclude by providing a basic scheme in which the significant functional aspects of succulent life strategies are given, revealing the main trends in the biology of these fascinating plants.

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