Project Gutenberg 2007-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 81 Schimper, A. F. W. (Andreas Franz Wilhelm) 1856 1901 Schimper, Andreas Franz Wilhelm Die epiphytische Vegetation Amerikas Reading ease score: 47.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. "Die epiphytische Vegetation Amerikas" by A. F. W. Schimper is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the diverse forms of epiphytic flora found across the Americas, including their systematic composition and adaptations to life on trees. Schimper systematically explores different plant families that exhibit epiphytic characteristics, emphasizing the ecological dynamics in which these plants thrive through adaptations to their unique environments. The opening of the work introduces the concept of epiphytes residing in various forest ecosystems, such as temperate, tropical, and Antarctic forests in America. Schimper outlines the influence of environmental factors like light and moisture on the distribution and growth of these epiphytic plants. He highlights the challenges of epiphytic life, noting the competition for light and the complex adaptations that have evolved to address water retention and nutrient acquisition, which are crucial for survival in their arboreal habitats. The author aims to analyze these unique adaptations and their implications for plant life in tropical forests, drawing upon personal observations from his travels in different regions and the support of various botanical experts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Phytogeography Plant ecology Botany -- Tropics QK Text Botany DE Sachbuch Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 540902 540873 2024-10-10T09:23:29.868682 2023-09-10T11:44:30.288973 text/html text/html 549837 2007-12-02T08:10:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 497486 2007-12-02T08:10:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 596094 2024-10-10T09:23:43.495108 application/epub+zip 608180 2024-10-10T09:23:34.509128 application/epub+zip 1678616 2007-12-02T08:10:55 application/pdf 640193 2007-12-02T08:10:55 application/pdf application/zip 220959 2024-10-10T09:23:32.451157 application/epub+zip 1036769 2024-10-10T09:23:49.153046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 990048 2024-10-10T09:23:41.771116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192834 2022-09-11T06:37:16.622858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340531 2024-10-10T09:23:28.278703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341571 2020-06-20T20:22:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 118982 2020-06-20T20:22:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 338525 2007-12-02T08:10:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118430 2007-12-02T08:10:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342121 2007-12-02T08:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118741 2007-12-02T08:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27518 2024-10-10T09:23:49.301051 application/rdf+xml 353077 2007-12-02T08:10:56 application/prs.tei 478428 2007-12-02T08:10:56 application/prs.tei application/zip 18102 2024-10-10T09:23:33.042152 image/jpeg 4141 2024-10-10T09:23:32.746130 image/jpeg 590671 2024-10-10T09:23:29.916660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia