Handbook of functional plant ecology

Author(s)

• Pugnaire, Francisco I.
• Valladares, Fernando

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of functional plant ecology

edited by Francisco I. Pugnaire, Fernando Valladares

（Books in soils, plants, and the environment）

Marcel Dekker, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. This wide-ranging compendium serves as an extremely accessible and useful resource for relative newcomers to the field as well as seasoned experts. Investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum, from the leaf to the ecosystem levels."

Table of Contents

• Methods in comparative functional ecology. Part 1 The role of structure and growth form in plant performance: opportunistic growth and desiccation tolerance - the ecological success of poikilohydrous autotrophs
• ecological significance of inherent variation in relative growth rate
• architecture, ecology and evolution of plant crowns
• the structure and function of root systems. Part 2 Physiological ecology: water relations and hydraulic architecture
• exploitation of changing environments
• influence of light on leaf longevity and photosynthetic physiology - ecological observations and molecular possibilities
• acquisition, use and loss of nutrients. Part 3 Habitats and plant distribution: functional attributes in Mediterranean-type ecosystems: plant survival in arid environments
• tropical forests - diversity and function of dominant life-forms
• plant diversity in tropical forests
• arctic ecology
• plant life in Antarctica. Part 4 Populations and communities: ecology of reproduction -mating systems and pollination
• seed and seedling ecology
• facilitation in plant communities
• plant interactions -competition
• plant-herbivore interactions - beyond a binary vision
• biological diversity and functioning of ecosystems. Part 5 New approaches: resistance to air pollutions - from cell to community
• flux control at the ecosystem level
• canopy photosynthesis modelling
• ecological applications of remote sensing at multiple scales
• generalizations in functional plant ecology - the species sampling problem, plant ecology strategy schemes and phylogeny
• epilogue.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA41342268
• ISBN:
  • 0824719506
• LCCN: 99018797
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 901 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QK901
  • DC21 : 581.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Plant ecology
  • LCSH : Plant ecophysiology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10632310