Plants growing in tropical alpine environments (at altitudes above
the closed canopy forest and below the limit of plant life) have
evolved distinct forms to cope with a hostile environment
characterized by cold, drought and fire. Unlike temperate alpine
environments, where there are distinct seasons of favourable and
unfavourable conditions for growth, tropical alpine habitats
present summer conditions every day and winter conditions every
night. Using examples from all over the tropics, this fascinating
account reviews, for the first time, the unique form and functional
relationships of tropical alpine plants examining both their
physiological ecology and population biology. It will appeal to
anyone interested in tropical vegetation and plant physiological
adaptations to hostile environment, as well as to researchers in
biogeography and ecology.
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