The ecology of plants /
"The Ecology of Plants presents a comprehensive, engaging, and plant-focused treatment of ecology. Written for undergraduate students taking courses in plant ecology, the text links ecosystem function through an understanding of physiology, ecological theory, and climate change at multiple spatiotem...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press,
2021
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- The Science of Plant Ecology
- Part I: Individuals, Physiology, and the Environment
- Photosynthesis and the Light Environment
- Water Relations and Thermal Energy Balance
- Soils: The Foundation for Terrestrial Plant Life
- Ecosystem Processes
- Part II: Individuals and Populations
- Growth and Reproduction of Individuals
- Plant Life Histories and Plant Functional Groups
- Populations Structure, Growth, and Decline
- Evolution: Processes and Change
- Part III: Population Interactions and Communities
- Competition and Facilitation among Plants
- Trophic Interactions: Herbivory, Mycorrhizae, and Disease
- Community Properties and Patterns
- Disturbance, Succession, and Community Dynamics
- Abundance, Diversity, and Rarity
- Part IV: From Landscapes to Global Patterns
- Landscapes and Regional Mosaics
- Global Cycles, Climate, and Climate Change
- Paleoecology
- Vegetation Structure and Global Biomes
- Biodiversity Patterns, Loss, and Conservation.