Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Zotz, University of Oldenburg, IBU, Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany 

1 Introduction.- 2 Epiphyte taxonomy and Evolutionary trends.- 3 Biogeography - Latitudinal and Elevational trends.- 4 Functional Anatomy and Morphology.- 5 Physiological Ecology.- 6 Population Biology.- 7 Epiphyte Communities.- 8 Interactions with other organisms.- 9 The role of vascular epiphytes in the ecosystem.- 10 Epiphytes and Humans.- 11 Epilogue - The Epiphyte Syndrome.

"The book helpfully begins with a summary of the usage of taxonomic names and abbreviations. Further, appropriate photographs and pertinent information are presented in boxes, which breaks up the text and makes for easy reading. ... This book can be used as a textbook for students or by researchers in the field of plant sciences." (The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 145 (03), July, 2018)

"Plants on Plants - The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes is a great book. It's informative, well written and clearly a labour of love from one of the true enthusiasts amongst the diehard modern-day band of epiphytologists. It's refreshing to see so much passion for one's subject. Lovely stuff!" (Nigel Chaffey, Annals of Botany Blog, aobblog.com, 2017)