Leaf Structure of a Venezuelan Cloud Forest in Relation to the Microclimate. 1990. (Handbuch der Pflanzenanatomie/Encyclopedia of Plant Anatomy, Vol. 14, Teil 1). 122 figs. 16 tabs. XI,244 p. gr8vo. Leinen.

Contents (partly): Introduction/ Topography/ Climate/ Soil/ Vegetation/Origin of the flora/ Identification of species/ Forest structure anddiversity/ Mosaic structure of the forest/ Forest stratification andsome ecophysiological observations/ Leaf morphology and anatomy of 80species belonging to four different strata of the cloud forest/ Leafsize in the different strata/ Leaf shape in the different strata/Stomata size and density in the different strata/ Leaf anatomy in thedifferent strata/ 15 monocotyledons of the undergrowth in stratum IIIand stratum IV/ The so-called "sleeping position" of the Ctenantheleaves, an adjustment to minimal light intensities?/ Four species ofHeliconia studied by Napp-Zinn & Franz/ Besleria disgrega, a herb of theundergrowth/ Bauhinia, a liana of the cloud forest/ Gyrantheracaribensis, the highest emergent tree in Rancho Grande/ 20 tree speciesof dicotyledons/ General discussion/ Bibliography/ General index/Author index/ Index of scientific plant names.