Introduction --; Large Scale Sensing and Diagnosis in Relation to the Tropical Environment --; Tropical Forests --; Epiphytes, lianas and hemiepiphytes --; Mangroves --; Salinas --; Savannas --; Inselbergs --; Páramos.
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This richly illustrated text covers the ecophysiology of plants of all major tropical ecosystems, from tropical rain forests, epiphytic habitats, mangroves and savannas to salinas, inselbergs and paramos and their ecophysiological adaptation to these different tropical environments. The physiognomy of biotopes and characteristic life forms of plants are depicted with photographs.