Growth and population dynamics of Espeletia (Compositae) in the Venezuelan Andes

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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