Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, And Ecosystem Properties - Couverture rigide

Grime, J-Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471496014 ISBN 13 : 9780471496014

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties, Second Edition, is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive new edition of the very successful Plant Strategies and Vegetative Processes, which controversially proposed the existence of widely-recurring plant functional types with predictable relationships to vegetation structure and dynamics. This second edition uses evidence from many parts of the world to re-examine these concepts in the light of the enormous expansion in the literature. Features include: A new section covering all aspects of ecosystem properties New chapters on Assembling of Communities Rarification and Extinction Colonisation and Invasion Principles and methodologies of a range of international tests including case study examples Chapter summaries for a quick reference guide Index of species names Written in a very readable style, this book is an invaluable reference source for researchers in the areas of plant, animal, and community ecology, conservation and land management. 'Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, summarising over 35 years of research. A book all plant ecologists will want to read.' - Jonathan Silvertown, Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University, UK. 'The coverage is outstanding and comprehensive.' - Simon A. Levin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties, Second Edition, is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive new edition of the very successful Plant Strategies and Vegetative Processes, which controversially proposed the existence of widely–recurring plant functional types with predictable relationships to vegetation structure and dynamics.

This second edition uses evidence from many parts of the world to re–examine these concepts in the light of the enormous expansion in the literature.
Features include
∗ A new section covering all aspects of ecosystem properties

∗ New chapters on
Assembling of Communities
Rarification and Extinction
Colonisation and Invasion

∗ Principles and methodologies of a range of international tests including case study examples

∗ Chapter summaries for a quick refernce guide

∗ Index of species names
Written in a very readable style, this book is an invaluable reference source for researchers in the areas of plant, animal, and community ecology, conservation and land management.

′Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, summarising over 35 years of research. A book all plant ecologists will want to read.′ – Jonathan Silvertown, Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University, UK.

′The coverage is outstanding and comprehensive.′ – Simon A. Levin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA

Revue de presse

"I strongly recommend this book to those involved with plant functional types". (Journal of Plant Science, Vol.161, No.4 2001)

"The second edition of this book, now inflated with numerous examples of the principles proclaimed, is even more convincing and yet more thought–provoking than its predecessor. It must be regarded as a contender for the title of ecology book of the year." (B ulletin of the British Ecological Society, February 2002)

"I strongly recommend this book to those involved with plant functional types" (Jnl of Plant Science, Vol.161, No. 4, 2001)

"The second edition of this book, now inflated with numerous examples of the principles proclaimed, is even more convincing and yet more thought–provoking than its predecessor. It must be regarded as a contender for the title of ecology book of the year." (Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, February 2002)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471496014
• ISBN 13: 9780471496014
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible