Ulrich Lüttge is also series editor of our series "Progress in Botany", and Editor-in-Chief of our journal "Trees - Structure and Function".

1 Introduction.- 2 Large-Scale Sensing and Diagnosis in Relation to the Tropical Environment.- 3 Tropical Forests.- 4 Epiphytes, Lianas and Hemiepiphytes.- 5 Mangroves.- 6 Salinas.- 7 Savannas.- 8 Inselbergs.- 9 Páramos.