Overview
- Discusses plant adaptation to saline environments
- Includes several hundred photographs and detailed drawings
- Reviews the work of classical botanists since the 17th century
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Halophytes and Saline Environments
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Major Anatomical Adaptations
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About this book
The book starts with an introductory theoretical background, where several aspects related to the definition and classification of halophytes and saline environments are included. Major anatomical adaptations are then grouped around major concepts: succulence, tracheoidioblasts, salt secretion, Kranz anatomy, successive cambia, and bulliform cells. Each of them is treated following a general scheme: introductory considerations, anatomical basis, and ecological implications; a review of relevant literature is then conducted and the text is supported by a large number of figures, especially ink drawings and color micrographs.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Constantin Toma received his BSc and PhD in Biology from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași, Romania. He is full member of the Romanian Academy and an honorary member of the Sciences Academy of the Republic of Moldova. He has extensive expertise in plant morphology and anatomy and has published 30 books and more than 500 papers. Four of his books were awarded by the Romanian Academy, the last in 2016 book - Halophytes: An Integrative Anatomical Study (Springer). He is currently a professor emeritus at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University and honorary president of the National Society of Biological Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Anatomical Adaptations of Halophytes
Book Subtitle: A Review of Classic Literature and Recent Findings
Authors: Marius-Nicușor Grigore, Constantin Toma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66480-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66479-8Published: 17 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88253-6Published: 01 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66480-4Published: 04 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 338
Number of Illustrations: 259 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology