| Edition |
English language edition. |
| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm |
| Note |
"First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004"--Colophon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-218) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- The flowers of evil : an introduction -- Habitats -- Bogs and swamps -- Water bodies and watercourses -- Sandy sites -- Rocky sites -- Forests -- Biogeography and diversity -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Australia -- The Americas -- Centers of diversity of carnivorous plant species -- Attracting and trapping mechanisms -- Attracting mechanisms -- Trapping mechanisms -- Digestion of prey and nutrient uptake -- Nutritional value of prey -- Digestive enzymes -- Digestive glands -- Digestion process -- Uptake of digestive products -- Use of nutrients in the plant -- Costs and benefits of carnivory -- Prey -- Guests at the carnivores' table : the commensals -- Commensals of pitfall trap carnivores -- Commensals of adhesive trap carnivores -- Noncarnivorous animal-trapping plants -- Defense against feeding animals -- Capture in water-filled leaf axils -- Animal-trapping by flowers -- The evolution of carnivory -- Growing carnivorous plants -- Basic requirements -- Temperature -- Light -- Air humidity -- Growing media -- Water and watering -- Fertilization -- Housing the plants -- What to consider when buying plants -- Propogation -- Pests and diseases -- Carnivorous plants for beginners -- |
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Nature conservation -- Bromeliaceae : pineapple family (bromeliads) -- Brocchinia -- Catopsis -- Byblidaceae : rainbow plant family -- Byblis Rainbow plant -- Cephalotaceae : Australian pitcher plant family -- Cephalotus Australian pitcher plant -- Dioncophyllaceae : hookleaf family -- Triphyophyllum Hookleaf -- Droseraceae : sundew family -- Drosera Sundew -- Dionaea Venus flytrap -- Aldrovanda Waterwheel plant -- Drosophyllaceae : Portuguese sundew family -- Lentibulariaceae : bladderwort family -- Pinguicula Butterwort -- Genlisea Corkscrew plant -- Utricularia Bladderwort -- Nepenthaceae : Asian pitcher plant family -- Nepenthes Asian pitcher plant -- Roridulaceae : bug plant family -- Roridula Bug plant -- Sarraceniaceae : American pitcher plant family -- Darlingtonia Cobra lily -- Heliamphora South American pitcher plant -- Sarracenia North American pitcher plant -- Animal-trapping liverworts -- Trapping mechanism -- Animal-trapping fungi -- Trapping mechanism -- Cultivation -- The carnivorous plants of the world : a comprehensive listing from A to Z -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Carnivorous plant societies and sources. |
| Subject |
Carnivorous plants.
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| Added Author |
Barthlott, Wilhelm.
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Ashdown, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780881927924 |
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0881927929 |
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