Inselbergs Biotic Diversity of Isolated Rock Outcrops in Tropical an
Inselbergs are isolated rock outcrops that stand out abruptly from surrounding plains. Despite the widespread occurrence of granite inselbergs throughout all climatic and vegetational zones, their remarkably rich plant life was largely neglected in the re
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Inselbergs Biotic Diversity of Isolated Rock Outcrops in Tropical and Temperate Regions
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Porembski Universitat Rostock Institut fUr Biodiversitatsforschung Allgemeine und Spezielle Botanik Wismarsche Str. 8 18051 Rostock Germany Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott Universitat Bonn Botanisches Institut Meckenheimer Allee 170 53115 Bonn Germany
Cover illustration: Inselberg near Camponario, Brazil. Photograph taken by Stefan Porembski
ISSN 0070-8356 ISBN 978-3-642-64120-6 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Inselbergs : biotic diversity of isolated rock outcrops in tropical and temperate regions 1 S. Porembski, W. Barthlott (eds.) p. cm. - (Ecological studies, ISSN 0070-8356; v. 146) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-3-642-64120-6
e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-59773-2
DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-59773-2
1. Rock plants-Ecophysiology. 2. Inselbergs. 3. Plant communities. I. Porembski, S. (Stefan), 1960- II. Barthlott, Wilhelm. III. Series QK938.R6 157 2000 581.7'53-dc21 00-055698
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Preface
Biodiversity is a highly specific quality of our planet and its enormous extent was recognized only very recently. Today, the term biodiversity is in the focus of discussions within political, cultural and biological contexts. Despite its ubiquity in public awareness, remarkably little is known about the essent
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