Title
Growth and population dynamics of Espeletia (Compositae) in the Venezuelan Andes
Related Titles
Series:
Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 48
By
Smith, Alan P.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981
Notes
Espeletia (Compositae, Heliantheae) is a major component of alpine and subalpine plant communities in the Venezuelan Andes. A detailed analysis of population dynamics was undertaken for Espeletia species representing the arborescent, caulescent rosette, and acaulescent rosette forms. Mortality, growth, and reproduction were recorded during a 15-month period for E. schultzii, and E. lutescens (caulescent rosette species), E. floccosa and E. atropurpurea (acaulescent rosette species), and E. humbertii (an arborescent species of treeline forests). Espeletia floccosa is obligately semelparous; all other study species are iteroparous. Microenvironmental variables were measured at all sites.
Subjects
Andes
,
Espeletia
,
Growth (Plants)
,
Mountain plants
,
Plant ecology
,
Plant populations
,
Venezuela
Call Number
QK1 .S2747 no. 48
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.131633
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/81607061
OCLC:
7463324
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51406740
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