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Plants and vegetation : origins, processes, consequences / Paul A. Keddy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.Description: xxi, 683 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521864800 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.7 23 K25
Contents:
Ch. 1. Plants and the origin of the biosphere -- Ch. 2. Description of vegetation : the search for global patterns -- Ch. 3. Resources -- Ch. 4. Stress -- Ch. 5. Competition -- Ch. 6. Disturbance -- Ch. 7. Herbivory -- Ch. 8. Positive interactions : mutualism, commensalism, and symbiosis -- Ch. 9. Time -- Ch. 10. Gradients and plant communities : description at local scales -- Ch. 11. Diversity -- Ch. 12. Conservation acid management.
Summary: The book begins with the origins of plants and their role in creating the biosphere, as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the exploration of causation with chapters, amongst others, on resources, stress, competition, herbivory, and mutualism. The book concludes with a chapter on conservation, addressing the concern that as many as one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction." "Each chapter is enriched with striking and unusual examples of plants (e.g., stone plants, carnivorous plants) and plant habitats (e.g., isolated tropical Tepui, arctic cliffs). Paul Keddy's lively and thought-provoking style will appeal to students at all levels.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Plants and the origin of the biosphere --
Ch. 2. Description of vegetation : the search for global patterns --
Ch. 3. Resources --
Ch. 4. Stress --
Ch. 5. Competition --
Ch. 6. Disturbance --
Ch. 7. Herbivory --
Ch. 8. Positive interactions : mutualism, commensalism, and symbiosis --
Ch. 9. Time --
Ch. 10. Gradients and plant communities : description at local scales --
Ch. 11. Diversity --
Ch. 12. Conservation acid management.

The book begins with the origins of plants and their role in creating the biosphere, as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the exploration of causation with chapters, amongst others, on resources, stress, competition, herbivory, and mutualism. The book concludes with a chapter on conservation, addressing the concern that as many as one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction." "Each chapter is enriched with striking and unusual examples of plants (e.g., stone plants, carnivorous plants) and plant habitats (e.g., isolated tropical Tepui, arctic cliffs). Paul Keddy's lively and thought-provoking style will appeal to students at all levels.

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