The nature of plants: habitats, challenges, and adaptations
"Whether they procreate courtesy of fire or flying insects, bury their roots in sand or salt, thrive in toxicity or bask in treetops, many plants demonstrate a prodigious ability to adapt to punitive conditions and external provocations. In this superlative and erudite resource, the authors pre...
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| Summary: | "Whether they procreate courtesy of fire or flying insects, bury their roots in sand or salt, thrive in toxicity or bask in treetops, many plants demonstrate a prodigious ability to adapt to punitive conditions and external provocations. In this superlative and erudite resource, the authors present the causes and effects of such biological modifications through a vivid and intricate investigation of the realm of environmental challenges plants must overcome to survive. From the frigid wastelands of the arctic tundra to the parched expanses of unyielding deserts, habitats that cannot support other life forms frequently manage to manifest hospitable conditions sufficient to support some forms of plant life. Positioning their findings within a broad context that examines evolutionary patterns, climatological conditions, and geographic influences, the authors provide pertinent background information, thereby enhancing one's understanding and appreciation of plants' tenacious characteristics. Although written in a clear and approachable manner, this scholarly exploration is best suited to the serious student of botany and horticulture."--Carol Haggas in Booklist. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index |
| Physical Description: | 314 S. Ill. 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 0881926752 |
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| adam_text | THE
NATURE
OF PLANTS
Habitats, Challenges,
and Adaptations
• • •
JOHN DAWSON amp; ROB LUCAS
TIMBER PRESS
Portland • Cambridge
Contents
• ••
9 PREFACE
Acknowledgments
13 CHAPTER ONE The Freeloaders—Plants Using Plants
The plumbing system of plants • Climbing to the light—The vines • Living in the
treetops—The epiphytes • Plant pirates—The parasites
67 CHAPTERTWO Not Enough Water—The Plants of Deserts and Seasonally
Arid Places
Why there are deserts • The hot deserts—Landforms and habitats • Plant strategies
for desert survival—The hot deserts of North America • Hot deserts outside North
America-fJTie^temperate deserts • Seasonal drought in Mediterranean climates •
Seasonal drought in savannas
125 CHAPTERTHREE Rising from the Ashes—Plants and Fire
The sprouters • The seeders • Fire and vegetation in human times
143 CHAPTER FOUR Serpentine and Salt—Coping with Toxic Soils
Serpentine soils • Halophytes—Plants that grow on salty soils
155 CHAPTER FIVE Too Much Water—Plants of Rivers, Lakes, Swamps, and
Margins of the Sea
Submerged plants • Plants with leaves that float on the surface • Plants that float • Plants
with stems, leaves, and flowers that rise above the water • Plants of river flood zones
179 CHAPTER SIX Too Cold for Trees—Mountain and Arctic Plants
Alpine plants of temperate regions • Arctic tundra • Alpine plants of tropical
mountains • Trees that shut down during severe continental winters
207 CHAPTER SEVEN A Love-Hate Relationship—Plants and Animals
Plants under attack • How plants survive the onslaught • How seed plants reproduce •
The complexities of flower pollination • The pollinators • Dispersal of seeds and fruits •
The agents of seed dispersal • The tables turned—Plants that eat animals
267 CHAPTER EIGHT Mostly Hidden Relationships—Plants, Fungi, and Bacteria
Fungi • Lichens • Bacteria • Viruses
279 CHAPTER NINE J lant Evolution Through the Ages—An Overview
291 GLOSSARY
297 REFERENCES
301 INDEX
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