Vegetation Ecology
2. Edition December 2012
572 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
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. Aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in plant ecology, geography, forestry, and nature conservation, this book reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective, and tackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, notably nature management, restoration ecology, and global change studies.
Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/vandermaarelfranklin/vegetationecology.
Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition 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:
* covers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations;
* reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective;
* presents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology,
* ecosystem ecology and global change studies;
* tackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species;
* includes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional types
Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition 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.
Preface
1. Vegetation Ecology: Historical Notes and Outline
Eddy van der Maarel & Janet Franklin
2. Classification of natural and semi-natural vegetation
Robert K. Peet and David W. Roberts
3. Vegetation and environment: Discontinuities and continuities
M.P. Austin
4. Vegetation dynamics
Steward T.A. Pickett, Mary L. Cadenasso and Scott J. Meiners
5. Clonality in the plant community
Brita M. Svensson, Håkan Rydin and Bengt Å. Carlsson
6. Seed ecology and assembly rules in plant communities
Peter Poschlod, Mehdi Abedi, Maik Bartelheimer, Juliane Drobnik, Sergey Rosbakh & Arne Saatkamp
7. Species interactions structuring plant communities
Jelte van Andel
8. Terrestrial plant-herbivore interactions: Integrating across multiple determinants and trophic levels
Mahesh Sankaran and Samuel J. McNaughton
9. Interactions between higher plants and soil-dwelling organisms
Thomas W. Kuyper and Ron G.M. de Goede
10. Vegetation and ecosystem
Christoph Leuschner
11. Diversity and ecosystem function
Jan Leps
12. Plant functional types and traits at the community, ecosystem and world level.
A.N. Gillison
13. Plant invasions and invasibility of plant communities
Marcel Rejmánek, David M. Richardson and Petr Pysek
14. Vegetation conservation, management and restoration
Jan P. Bakker
15. Vegetation types and their broad-scale distribution
Elgene O. Box and Kazue Fujiwara
16. Mapping vegetation from landscape to regional scales
Janet Franklin
17. Vegetation ecology and global change
Brian Huntley and Bob BaxterIndex
Janet Franklin (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.
