Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts: With Special Reference to the Namib Desert

by Dieter J. von Willert, Benno M. Eller, Marinus J.A. Werger

Deserts provide a seemingly hostile environment in which plants can, nevertheless, survive and grow. This book, originally published in 1992, considers the ecological strategies adopted by desert succulents to overcome these problems. Much fresh data on the physiological ecology of succulent plants of southern Africa is presented - the results of more than ten years' work by the authors, both in the field and the laboratory. This information forms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052128709X
• ISBN13: 9780521287098
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"