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David H. Benzing - Air Plants: Epiphytes and Aerial Gardens - 9780801450433 - V9780801450433
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Air Plants: Epiphytes and Aerial Gardens

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Description for Air Plants: Epiphytes and Aerial Gardens Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 105, 24 colour plates, 37 black & white halftones, 25 figures, 12 tables, 7 charts. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.

Often growing far above the ground, "air plants" (or epiphytes) defy many of our common perceptions about plants. The majority use their roots only for attachment in the crowns of larger, usually woody plants—or to objects such as rocks and buildings—and derive moisture and nutrients from the atmosphere and by collecting falling debris. Only the mistletoes are true parasites. Epiphytes are not anomalies and there are approximately 28,000 species—about 10 percent of the higher or vascular plants—that grow this way. Many popular houseplants, including numerous aroids, bromeliads, ferns, and orchids, rank among the most familiar examples. In Air Plants, David ... Read more

Benzing's comprehensive account covers topics including ecology, evolution, photosynthesis and water relations, mineral nutrition, reproduction, and the nature of the forest canopy as habitat for the free-living and parasitic epiphytes. It also pays special attention to important phenomena such as adaptive trade-offs and leaf economics. Drawing on the author's deep experience with epiphytes and the latest scientific research, this book is accessible to readers unfamiliar with technical botany; it features a lavish illustration program, references, a glossary, and tables.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801450433
SKU
V9780801450433
Shipping Time
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About David H. Benzing
David H. Benzing is Professor of Biology Emeritus at Oberlin College and the Jessie B. Cox Chair in Tropical Biology at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. He is the author of Bromeliaceae: Profile of an Adaptive Radiation, Vascular Epiphytes: General Biology and Associated Biota, and The Biology of the Bromeliads and coauthor of The Native Bromeliads of Florida.

Reviews for Air Plants: Epiphytes and Aerial Gardens
Benzing's love for epiphytes is clearly evident, and the book provides an excellent introduction to the field.... By starting from first principles, it provides a tidy introduction to field botany to an undergraduate audience.... All the basic principles of botany are covered using epiphytes as model organisms.... The systematic overview of epiphyte diversity in particular provides an important, holistic grounding ... Read more

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