The Ecology of Plants

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av Jessica Gurevitch, Samuel M. Scheiner, Gordon A. Fox

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The Ecology of Plants provides comprehensive, contemporary coverage of plant ecology. Now in its third edition, the text incorporates current scientific developments and includes hundreds of stunning photographs, insightful illustrations, and references. It also features a clean, modern design that makes the material accessible and appealing. The book covers a range of current and historical ecological topics, presented in an evolutionary context, with the focus on the interactions between plants and their environments over a range of scales. Some of the subjects covered are unique to plants, such as photosynthesis and the ecology of plant-soil interactions; other topics, such as resource and mate acquisition, emphasize the distinctive ways plants (in contrast to animals) deal with their environments. The book uniquely emphasizes the importance of evolutionary and other historical ecological processes as well as human environmental influences. While the book is written for an undergraduate course in plant ecology, the engaging style, thorough coverage of the field, and contemporary perspective make it accessible and useful to others as well, including graduate students in conservation biology, evolutionary biologists and resource managers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-09-04
Mått277 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt1 356 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor648
Upplaga3
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9781605358291

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Chapter 1. The Science of Plant EcologyPart 1: Individuals and Their Environment Chapter 2. Photosynthesis and Light Chapter 3. Water Relations and Thermal Energy BalanceChapter 4. Soil and Terrestrial Plant LifeChapter 5. Ecosystem ProcessesPart 2: From Individuals to PopulationsChapter 6. Individual Growth and Reproduction Chapter 7. Plant Life Histories Chapter 8. Population Structure, Growth, and DeclineChapter 9. Evolution: Processes and ChangePart 3: Population Interactions and CommunitiesChapter 10. Competition and Other Plant InteractionsChapter 11. Herbivory and other Trophic InteractionsChapter 12. Community diversity and structure Chapter 13. Community dynamics and succession Chapter 14. Local Abundance, Diversity, and RarityPart 4: From Landscapes to Planet Earth Chapter 15. Landscapes: Pattern and Scale Chapter 16. Climate, Plants, and Climate ChangeChapter 17. PaleoecologyChapter 18. Biomes and PhysiognomyChapter 19. Global Biodiversity Patterns, Loss, and Conservation