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Dynamics of Wet Tropical Forests and Their Species Strategies

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Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics

Part of the book series: Tasks for vegetation Science ((TAVS,volume 12))

Abstract

The physiological ecology of tropical vegetation in general and that of the rainforest in particular is poorly understood. Several factors have contributed to this situation, among which are the forests’ low accessibility, limited availability of accurate and easily portable field instrumentation for ecophysiological research, and the concentration of most physiological ecologists in the temperate zone. The opportunities for innovative research in tropical forests are thus excellent, for these forests are an essentially unexplored ecosystem with very high diversities of species, genotypes, strategies, and biological interactions.

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Bazzaz, F.A. (1984). Dynamics of Wet Tropical Forests and Their Species Strategies. In: Medina, E., Mooney, H.A., Vázquez-Yánes, C. (eds) Physiological ecology of plants of the wet tropics. Tasks for vegetation Science, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7299-5_17

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