Vegetation ecology

Written by leading experts from four continents, this up-to-date, innovative text takes an integrated multidisciplinary approach in presenting a comprehensive account of the composition, structure, ecology, diversity, distribution, and dynamics of plant communities and their environments

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franklin, Janet , 1959- (Author), Maarel, E. van der (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell , c2013
Edition:2nd ed
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245 0 0 |a Vegetation ecology   |c [edited by] Eddy van der Maarel & Janet Franklin 
250 |a 2nd ed 
260 |a Chichester, West Sussex, UK :   |b Wiley-Blackwell ,   |c c2013 
300 |a xvi, 556 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Vegetation ecology: historical notes and outlines -- 2. Classification of natural and semi-natural vegetation -- 3. Vegetation and environment: discontinuities and continuities -- 4. Vegetation dynamics -- 5. Clonality in the plant community -- 6. Seed ecology and assembly rules in plant communities -- 7. Species interactions structuring plant communities -- 8. Terrestrial plant-herbivore interactions: integrating across multiple determinants and trophic levels -- 9. Interactions between higher plants and soil-dwelling organisms -- 10. Vegetation and ecosystem -- 11. Diversity and ecosystem function -- 12. Plant functional types and traits at the community, ecosystem and world level -- 13. Plant invasions and invisibility of plant communities -- 14. Vegetation conservation, management and restoration -- 15. Vegetation types and their broad-scale distribution -- 16. Mapping vegetation from landscape to regional scales -- 17. Vegetation ecology and global change 
520 |a Written by leading experts from four continents, this up-to-date, innovative text takes an integrated multidisciplinary approach in presenting a comprehensive account of the composition, structure, ecology, diversity, distribution, and dynamics of plant communities and their environments 
650 0 |a Plant communities 
650 0 |a Plant ecology 
700 1 |a Franklin, Janet ,   |d 1959- ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Maarel, E. van der ,   |e author 
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