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Vascular Plants on Inselbergs: Vegetative and Reproductive Strategies

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Inselbergs

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 146))

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As being shown in some detail by Szarzynski in Chapter 3, this Volume, the environmental conditions on inselbergs are stressful. Whereas detailed information is available about the ecophysiological characteristics of rock outcrop cryptogams (for survey see Büdel et al. Chap. 5, this Vol.) there are only sparse data concerning the adaptive traits of vascular plants. It could, however, be demonstrated that most rock outcrop specialists are adapted to high light environments, with their growth and photosynthetic rates being maximal under these conditions. Closer insights into their ecophysiological traits are given by Kluge et al. (Chap. 9, this Vol., see also Lüttge 1997 for a concise survey).

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  1. Institut für Biodiversitätsforschung Allgemeine und Spezielle Botanik, Universität Rostock, Wismarsche Str. 8, 18051, Rostock, Germany

    Stefan Porembski

  2. Botanisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115, Bonn, Germany

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Biedinger, N., Porembski, S., Barthlott, W. (2000). Vascular Plants on Inselbergs: Vegetative and Reproductive Strategies. In: Porembski, S., Barthlott, W. (eds) Inselbergs. Ecological Studies, vol 146. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59773-2_8

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