This review focuses on recent research into the environmental and physiological controls on
the utilization of transient light under the following headings: light dynamics in canopies …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a search for physiological causes and
ecological consequence in reference with the variation in growth rate between higher plants …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the physiological causes and ecological
consequences of inherent variation in growth rate among higher plants. When grown under …

Publisher Summary This chapter begins with an introduction on the topic, that is, sunflecks
and their importance to forest understorey plants. Sunflecks occur when predominantly …

M orphological and anatomical features of plant leaves are commonly associated with
metabolic type (eg, Kranz anatomy of C4 species), amount of sun exposure (eg, sun and …

A clear correlation between the presence of stomata on both surfaces and factors such as
habitat, growth form, and physiology has yet to emerge in the literature. However, certain …

1. The economic principle of spatial division of labour comprises two basic features,
specialization in the performance of specific tasks and close co-operation by potentially …

Leaf structural characteristics were examined in understory and open-growing individuals of
26 hardwood and five conifer tree species, representing a range of shade-tolerance classes …

The leaf surface is the contact point between plants and the environment and plays a crucial
role in mediating biotic and abiotic interactions. Here, we took a phylogenetic approach to …

1 Alpine vascular plants seem to use other strategies in surviving a cold environment than
reducing the reflectance in level leaves. Pubescence in alpine plants has small effect upon …