{"product_id":"vegetation-ecology-isbn-9781444338898","title":"Vegetation Ecology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional resources for this book can be found at: http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/vandermaarelfranklin\/vegetationecology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Written by leading experts in their field from four continents, the second edition of this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecovers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eecosystem ecology and global change studies;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional types\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers and teachers in plant ecology, geography, forestry and nature conservation. Vegetation Ecology takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and will be welcomed as an essential reference for plant ecologists the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Vegetation Ecology: Historical Notes and Outline 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEddy van der Maarel and Janet Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Vegetation ecology at the community level 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Internal organization of plant communities 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Structure and function in plant communities and ecosystems 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Human impact on plant communities 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Vegetation ecology at regional to global scales 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Epilogue 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Classifi cation of Natural and Semi-natural Vegetation 28\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert K. Peet and David W. Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Classifi cation frameworks: history and function 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Components of vegetation classifi cation 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Project planning and data acquisition 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Data preparation and integration 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Community entitation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Cluster assessment 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Community characterization 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Community determination 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Classifi cation integration 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Documentation 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Future directions and challenges 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Vegetation and Environment: Discontinuities and Continuities 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMike P. Austin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Early history 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Development of numerical methods 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Current theory: continuum and community 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Current indirect ordination methods 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Species distribution modelling or direct gradient analysis 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Synthesis 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Vegetation Dynamics 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteward T.A. Pickett, Mary L. Cadenasso and Scott J. Meiners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The causes of vegetation dynamics 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Succession in action: interaction of causes in different places 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Common characteristics across successions 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Summary 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Clonality in the Plant Community 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrita M. Svensson, Hakan Rydin and Bengt A. Carlsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Modularity and clonality 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Where do we fi nd clonal plants? 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Habitat exploitation by clonal growth 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Transfer of resources and division of labour 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Competition and co-existence in clonal plants 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Clonality and herbivory 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Seed Ecology and Assembly Rules in Plant Communities 164\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Poschlod, Mehdi Abedi, Maik Bartelheimer, Juliane Drobnik, Sergey Rosbakh and Arne Saatkamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Ecological aspects of diaspore regeneration 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Brief historical review 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Dispersal 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Soil seed bank persistence 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Germination and establishment 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Ecological databases on seed ecological traits 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Seed ecological spectra of plant communities 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Seed ecological traits as limiting factors for plant species occurrence and assembly 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Seed ecological traits and species co-existence in plant communities 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Species Interactions Structuring Plant Communities 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJelte van Andel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Types of interaction 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Competition 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Allelopathy 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Parasitism 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Facilitation 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Mutualism 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Complex species interactions affecting community structure 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Assembly rules 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Terrestrial Plant-Herbivore Interactions: Integrating Across Multiple Determinants and Trophic Levels 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMahesh Sankaran and Samuel J. McNaughton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Herbivory: pattern and process 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Coping with herbivory 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The continuum from symbiotic to parasitic 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Community level effects of herbivory 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Integrating herbivory with ecosystem ecology 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Interactions Between Higher Plants and Soil-dwelling Organisms 260\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas W. Kuyper and Ron G.M. de Goede\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Ecologically important biota in the rhizosphere 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The soil community as cause and consequence of plant community composition 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Specifi city and selectivity 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Feedback mechanisms 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Soil communities and invasive plants 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Mutualistic root symbioses and nutrient partitioning in plant communities 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Mycorrhizal networks counteracting plant competition? 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Pathogenic soil organisms and nutrient dynamics 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 After description 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Vegetation and Ecosystem 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristoph Leuschner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 The ecosystem concept 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The nature of ecosystems 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Energy fl ow and trophic structure 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Biogeochemical cycles 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Diversity and Ecosystem Function 308\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Leps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Measurement of species diversity 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Determinants of species diversity in the plant community 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Patterns of species richness along gradients 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Stability 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 On the causal relationship between diversity and ecosystem functioning 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Plant Functional Types and Traits at the Community, Ecosystem and World Level 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew N. Gillison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The quest for a functional paradigm 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Form and function: evolution of the 'functional' concept in plant ecology 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The development of functional typology 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Plant strategies, trade-offs and functional types 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The mass ratio hypothesis 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Functional diversity and complexity 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Moving to a trait-based ecology – response and effect traits 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Plant functional types and traits as bioindicators 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Environmental monitoring 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Trait-based climate modelling 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.11 Scaling across community, ecosystem and world level 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.12 Discussion 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Plant Invasions and Invasibility of Plant Communities 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcel Rejmanek, David M. Richardson and Petr Pysek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Defi nitions and major patterns 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Invasibility of plant communities 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Habitat compatibility 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Propagule pressure and residence time 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 What are the attributes of successful invaders? 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Impact of invasive plants, justifi cation and prospects of eradication projects 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Vegetation Conservation, Management and Restoration 425\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan P. Bakker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 From agricultural exploitation to nature conservation 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Vegetation management in relation to a hierarchy of environmental processes 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Laissez-faire and the wilderness concept 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Management and restoration imply setting targets 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Setting targets implies monitoring 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Effects of management and restoration practices 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Constraints in management and restoration 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Strategies in management and restoration 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Vegetation Types and Their Broad-scale Distribution 455\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElgene O. Box and Kazue Fujiwara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction: vegetation and plant community 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Form and function, in plants and vegetation 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Vegetation types 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Distribution of the main world vegetation types 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Regional vegetation 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Vegetation modelling and mapping at broad scales 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 Vegetation and global change 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Mapping Vegetation from Landscape to Regional Scales 486\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanet Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Scale and vegetation mapping 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Data for vegetation mapping 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Methods for vegetation mapping 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Examples of recent vegetation maps illustrating their different uses 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Dynamic vegetation mapping 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Future of vegetation mapping research and practice 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Vegetation Ecology and Global Change 509\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Huntley and Robert Baxter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Vegetation and climatic change 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Confounding effects of other aspects of global change 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Conclusions 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 531\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddy van der Maarel\u003c\/b\u003e is a vegetation ecologist and has made a major contribution to the amalgamation of Anglo-American and European approaches in vegetation science. He is one the founding editors of the Journal of Vegetation Science. He is a member of the Royal Academies of Science of The Netherlands and Sweden and a honorary member of the British Ecological Society, the International Association of Vegetation Science and several other societies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e (Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University) is a vegetation scientist and landscape ecologist trained in geography and ecology. She is a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science. She, like Eddy, is particularly interested in vegetation dynamics in response to natural and human disturbance, and the application of vegetation science in nature conservation and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetation Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Written by leading experts in their field from four continents, the second edition of this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecovers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology, ecosystem ecology and global change studies;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional types \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetation Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers and teachers in plant ecology, geography, forestry and nature conservation. \u003ci\u003eVegetation Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and will be welcomed as an essential reference for plant ecologists the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990448226533,"sku":"NP9781444338898","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444338898.jpg?v=1761787871","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/vegetation-ecology-isbn-9781444338898","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}