| Description |
xx, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Adaptations of desert organisms |
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Adaptations of desert organisms.
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| Contents |
1. The Desert Biome, Survival Adaptations and Strategies of Annual Plant Species -- 2. Flowering Strategies -- 3. Strategies of Phenotypic Plasticity of Germination During Seed Development and Maturation -- 4. Strategies of Phenotypic Plasticity of Germination: Dormancy After Seed Maturation -- 5. Seed Dispersal Adaptations and Strategies -- 6. Germination Adaptations, Strategies and Influences on Germination During Seed Wetting -- 7. Embryo and Seedling Survival and Plant Development -- 8. Summary of the Complementary Sets of Survival Strategies of Some Common Species of the Negev Desert That Have Been Studied in Detail |
| Summary |
"Annual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycle."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-336) and indexes |
| Subject |
Desert plants -- Adaptation.
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Desert plants -- Seeds.
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Desert plants -- Ecology.
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Desert plants -- Adaptation -- Israel -- Negev.
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Desert plants -- Seeds -- Israel -- Negev.
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Desert plants -- Ecology -- Israel -- Negev.
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| LC no. |
2002021163 |
| ISBN |
3540431721 (alk. paper) |
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