Functional plant ecology
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Functional plant ecology
（Books in soils, plants, and the environment）
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2007
2nd ed
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Handbook of functional plant ecology
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Rev. ed. of: Handbook of functional plant ecology, edited by Francisco I. Pugnaire, Fernando Valladares, c1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition remains the most authoritative resource in this multidisciplinary field. Extensively revised and updated, this book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It features the ecology and evolution of plant crowns and addresses approaches to generalization in functional plant ecology, including the species-sampling problem, plant ecology strategy schemes, and phylogeny.
The book follows a bottom-up approach, from the more specific, detailed studies focusing on plant organs to the broadest ecosystem approaches. It offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. A wide-ranging compendium, the book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum, from the leaf to the ecosystem levels.
Table of Contents
Methods in Comparative Functional Ecology. Ecological Significance of Inherent Variation in Relative Growth Rate. Architecture, Ecology, and Evolution of Plant Crowns. The Structure and Function of Root Systems. Water Relations and Hydraulic Architecture. Exploitation of Changing Environments. Acquisition, Use and Loss of Nutrients. Functional Attributes in Mediterranean-type Ecosystems. Tropical Forests: Structure, Nutrition, and Functional Groups. Plant Diversity in Tropical Forests. Arctic Ecology. Plant Life in Antarctica. Plant Interactions: Facilitation. Plant Interactions: Competition. Plant-herbivore Interactions: Beyond a Binary Vision. Ecology of Reproduction. Seed and Seedling Ecology. Soil Controls of Vegetation. Resistance to Air Pollutants. Molecular Ecology. Canopy Photosynthesis Modeling. Ecological Applications of Remote Sensing at Multiple Scales. Generalization in Functional Plant Ecology: the Species-Sampling Problem, Plant Ecology Strategy Schemes, and Phylogeny.
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