Plant Ecology
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Plant Ecology

Origins, Processes, Consequences

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Plant Ecology

Origins, Processes, Consequences

About this book

Presenting a global and interdisciplinary approach to plant ecology, this much-awaited new edition of the book Plants and Vegetation integrates classical themes with the latest ideas, models, and data. Keddy draws on extensive teaching experience to bring the field to life, guiding students through essential concepts with numerous real-world examples and full-colour illustrations throughout. The chapters begin by presenting the wider picture of the origin of plants and their impact on the Earth, before exploring the search for global patterns in plants and vegetation. Chapters on resources, stress, competition, herbivory, and mutualism explore causation, and a concluding chapter on conservation addresses the concern that one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction. The scope of this edition is broadened further by a new chapter on population ecology, along with extensive examples including South African deserts, the Guyana Highlands of South America, Himalayan forests and arctic alpine environments.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781107114234
eBook ISBN
9781316728659
Edition
2
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Biological Sciences
1
Plants
Create
the
Biosphere
1.1
Introduction:
The
Importance
of
Plants
1.2
The
First
Land
Plants
1.3
Energy
Flow
Organizes
Molecules
1.4
Membranes
Are
Necessary
for
Life
1.5
Eukaryotic
Cells
Originated
as
Symbioses
1.6
The
Origin
of
Photosynthesis
1.7
The
Oxygen
Revolution
Was
a
Consequence
of
Photosynthesis
1.8
The
Cambrian
Explosion
of
Multicellular
Life
1.9
Plants
Affect
Climate
1.10
Sediment
and
Ice
Cores
Provide
a
Record
of
Past
Environments
1.11
The
Biosphere
Conclusion
Review
Questions
Further
Reading
Plant
diversity.
Vegetation
types.
The
fi
rst
plant
life
moves
onto
land.
Evolution
and
diversi
fi
cation
of
land
plants.
Energy
fl
ow.
Membranes.
The
origin
of
eukaryotes.
Photosynthesis.
The
oxygen
revolution.
The
ozone
layer.
Plants
and
climate.
The
biosphere.
FIGURE
1.1
Flowering
plants
now
dominate
the
land.
Some,
like
this
enormous
saguaro
(
Carnegiea
gigantea
),
are
even
able
to
tolerate
the
lack
of
moisture
on
this
hot
hillside
in
the
Sonoran
desert.
(Photograph
of
saguaro
cactus
and
author
by
Cathy
Keddy,
Phoenix,
Arizona,
2007.)
Saguaro
cacti
are
introduced
in
Section
7.2.1
,
while
deserts
and
barrel
cacti
are
discussed
in
Chapter
10
.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Epigraph
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of Boxes
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Plants Create the Biosphere
  10. 2 The Search for Global Patterns
  11. 3 Resources
  12. 4 Competition
  13. 5 Disturbance
  14. 6 Herbivory
  15. 7 Positive Interactions
  16. 8 Time
  17. 9 Populations
  18. 10 Stress
  19. 11 Gradients and Plant Communities
  20. 12 Diversity
  21. 13 Conservation and Management
  22. References
  23. Figure and Table Credits
  24. Glossary
  25. Index