Crassulacean Acid Metabolism: Biochemistry, Ecophysiology and Evolution Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Winter, Klaus (Editor), Smith, J. Andrew C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642790623 ISBN-13: 9783642790621 Publisher: Springer
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2011 Click for more in this series: Ecological Studies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Nature | Plants - Trees |
Dewey: 581.5 |
Series: Ecological Studies |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.49 lbs) 449 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well over 5 % of all vascular plant species engage in this water-conserving photosynthetic pathway. Intensified research activities over the last 10 years have led to major advances in understanding the biology of CAM plants. New areas of research reviewed in detail in this book include regulation of gene expression and the molecular basis of CAM, the ecophysiology of CAM plants from tropical environments, the productivity of agronomically important cacti and agaves, the ecophysiology of CAM in submerged aquatic plants, and the taxonomic diversity and evolutionary origins of CAM. |
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