Plant Bodies
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This book presents an accessible form of how knowledge of the shapes of the plant
body contributes to the understanding of plant life strategies. It attempts
to answer the questions: what are the ecological functions of plant traits such as height,
shoot cyclicity, or adventitious branching from roots in the daily life of a plant, and
how is the ecological function of a plant affected by its morphology and architecture?
This book is the first attempt to combine traditional botanical knowledge about
plant morphology and architecture with contemporary functional ecology. In addition
to the plants themselves, it also deals with those who have contributed to the knowledge of
the ecological function of plant forms and brings their brief medallions. This book is
intended for all those who like plants, from students to professional botanists.