Plant Ecology

Plant Ecology - 2nd edition. - Oxford ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Science, 1997. - xvii, 717 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Included Index

Photosynthesis / Harold A. Mooney, James R. Ehleringer --
Plant water relations / John Grace --
Nutrient acquisition / Alastair Fitter --
Life history and environment / Michael J. Crawley --
Plant secondary metabolism / Jeffrey B. Harborne --
Sex / Michael J. Crawley --
Seed dormancy / Mark Rees --
Mechanisms of plant competition / David Tilman --
Ecology of pollination and seed dispersal / Hanry F. Howe, Lynn C. Westley --
Plant chemistry and herbivory, or why the world is green / Susan E. Hartley, Clive G. Jones --
The structure of plant populations / Michael J. Hutchings --
Plant population dynamics / Andrew R. Watkinson --
Plant-herbivore dynamics / Michael J. Crawley --
The structure of plant communities / Michael J. Crawley --
Dynamics of plant communities / Stephen W. Pacala --
Plants in trophic webs / James P. Grover, Robert D. Holt --
Plants and pollution / Mike Ashmore --
Climate change and vegetation / J. Philip Grime --
Biodiversity / Michael J. Crawley.

Shows how pattern and structure at different levels of plant organization from ecophysiology through population dynamics to community structure and ecosystem function are influenced by abiotic factors such as climate and soils, and by biotic factors such as competition and herbivory. Combines descriptive text with theoretical models and experimental data.

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