A uniquely comprehensive treatment of its subject, the Handbook of Functional Plant Ecology offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. This wide-ranging compendium serves as an extremely accessible and useful resource for relative newcomers to the field as well as seasoned experts.
Investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum, from the leaf to the ecosystem levels!
The Handbook of Functional Plant Ecology
- explores functional aspects of plant architecture
- discusses plant ecophysiology
- examines physiological responses and adaptation to environmental fluctuations and perturbations
- compares interactions among co-occurring plants
- illuminates factors affecting biodiversity
- and more!
Contents
Methods in Comparative Functional Ecology,
Carlos M. Duarte
The Role of Structure and Growth Form
in Plant Performance
Opportunistic Growth and Desiccation Tolerance:
The Ecological Success of Poikilohydrous Autotrophs,
Ludger Kappen and Fernando Valladares
Ecological Significance of Inherent Variation in
Relative Growth Rate and Its Components,
Hendrik Poorter and Eric Garnier
Architecture, Ecology, and Evolution of Plant Crowns,
Fernando Valladares
The Structure and Function of Root Systems,
Robert B. Jackson, William T. Pockman, and William A. Hoffmann
Physiological Ecology
Water Relations and Hydraulic Architecture, Melvin T. Tyree
Responses of Plants to Heterogeneous Light Environments,
Robert W. Pearcy
Acquisition, Use, and Loss of Nutrients,
Frank Berendse, Hans de Kroon, and Wim G. Braakhekke
Habitats and Plant Distribution
Functional Attributes in Mediterranean-type Ecosystems,
Richard Joffre, Serge Rambal, and Claire Damesin
Plant Survival in Arid Environments,
Juan Puigdefábregas and Francisco I. Pugnaire
Tropical Forests: Diversity and Function of Dominant Life-Forms,
Ernesto Medina
Plant Diversity in Tropical Forests,
S. Joseph Wright
Arctic Ecology, Sarah E. Hobbie
Plant Life in Antarctica,
T. G. Allan Green, Burkhard Schroeter, and Leopoldo G. Sancho
Populations and Communities
Ecology of Plant Reproduction: Mating Systems and Pollination,
Anna V. Travese
Seed and Seedling Ecology,
Michael Fenner and Kaoru Kitajima
Facilitation in Plant Communities,
Ragan M. Callaway and Francisco I. Pugnaire
Plant Interactions: Competition,
Heather L. Reynolds
Plant–Herbivore Interaction: Beyond a Binary Vision,
Regino Zamora, José A. Hódar, and José M. Gómez
Biological Diversity and Functioning of Ecosystems,
Helena Freitas
New Approaches
Resistance to Air Pollutants: From Cell to Community,
Jeremy Barnes, Alan Davison, Luis Balaguer, and Esteban Manrique-Reol
Canopy Photosynthesis Modeling,
Wolfram Beyschlag and Ronald J. Ryel
Ecological Applications of Remote Sensing at Multiple Scales,
John A. Gamon and Hong-lie Qiu
Generalization in Functional Plant Ecology: The Species Sampling
Problem, Plant Ecology Strategy Schemes, and Phylogeny,
Mark Westoby
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