Plant Ecology, Second Edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 736
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Plant ecology is the scientific study of the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants. This benchmark text, extremely well received in its first edition, 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 (eg, climate and soils) and by biotic factors (eg, competition and herbivory). Adopting a dynamic approach, this book combines descriptive text with theoretical models and experimental data. It will be invaluable reading for both student and practising ecologist alike.

In this second edition, the structure of the book has been completely revised, moving from the small scale to the large scale, in keeping with contemporary teaching methods. This fresh approach allows consideration of several new and important topics such as plant secondary chemistry, herbivory, sex, and breeding systems. Additional chapters address topical applied issues in plant ecology including global warming, pollution and biodiversity.

• The latest edition of a very widely adopted textbookContent:
  Chapter 1 Photosynthesis (pages 1–27): Harold A. Mooney and James R. Ehleringer
  Chapter 2 Plant Water Relations (pages 28–50): John Grace
  Chapter 3 Nutrient Acquisition (pages 51–72): Alastair Fitter
  Chapter 4 Life History and Environment (pages 73–131): Michael J. Crawley
  Chapter 5 Plant Secondary Metabolism (pages 132–155): Jeffrey B. Harborne
  Chapter 6 Sex (pages 156–213): Michael J. Crawley
  Chapter 7 Seed Dormancy (pages 214–238): Mark Rees
  Chapter 8 Mechanisms of Plant Competition (pages 239–261): David Tilman
  Chapter 9 Ecology of Pollination and Seed Dispersal (pages 262–283): Henry F. Howe and Lynn C. Westley
  Chapter 10 Plant Chemistry and Herbivory, or Why the World is Green (pages 284–324): Susan E. Hartley and Clive G. Jones
  Chapter 11 The Structure of Plant Populations (pages 325–358): Michael J. Hutchings
  Chapter 12 Plant Population Dynamics (pages 359–400): Andrew R. Watkinson
  Chapter 13 Plant–Herbivore Dynamics (pages 401–474): Michael J. Crawley
  Chapter 14 The Structure of Plant Communities (pages 475–531): Michael J. Crawley
  Chapter 15 Dynamics of Plant Communities (pages 532–555): Stephen W. Pacala
  Chapter 16 Plants in Trophic Webs (pages 556–567): James P. Grover and Robert D. Holt
  Chapter 17 Plants and Pollution (pages 568–581): Mike Ashmore
  Chapter 18 Climate Change and Vegetation (pages 582–594): J. Philip Grime
  Chapter 19 Biodiversity (pages 595–632): Michael J. Crawley