Vegetation Ecology 2nd Edition by Eddy Van Der Maarel, Janet Franklin ISBN B00B9SVDLC 978-1118452608

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ISBN 10: B00B9SVDLC
ISBN 13: 978-1118452608
Author: Eddy Van Der Maarel, Janet Franklin

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.

Vegetation Ecology 2nd Table of contents:

1 Vegetation Ecology: Historical Notes and Outline

1.1 Vegetation ecology at the community level

1.2 Internal organization of plant communities

1.3 Structure and function in plant communities and ecosystems

1.4 Human impact on plant communities

1.5 Vegetation ecology at regional to global scales

1.6 Epilogue

2 Classification of Natural and Semi-natural Vegetation

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Classification frameworks: history and function

2.3 Components of vegetation classification

2.4 Project planning and data acquisition

2.5 Data preparation and integration

2.6 Community entitation

2.7 Cluster assessment

2.8 Community characterization

2.9 Community determination

2.10 Classification integration

2.11 Documentation

2.12 Future directions and challenges

3 Vegetation and Environment: Discontinuities and Continuities

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Early history

3.3 Development of numerical methods

3.4 Current theory: continuum and community

3.5 Current indirect ordination methods

3.6 Species distribution modelling or direct gradient analysis

3.7 Synthesis

Acknowledgements

4 Vegetation Dynamics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The causes of vegetation dynamics

4.3 Succession in action: interaction of causes in different places

4.4 Common characteristics across successions

4.5 Summary

Acknowledgements

5 Clonality in the Plant Community

5.1 Modularity and clonality

5.2 Where do we find clonal plants?

5.3 Habitat exploitation by clonal growth

5.4 Transfer of resources and division of labour

5.5 Competition and co-existence in clonal plants

5.6 Clonality and herbivory

Acknowledgements

6 Seed Ecology and Assembly Rules in Plant Communities

6.1 Ecological aspects of diaspore regeneration

6.2 Brief historical review

6.3 Dispersal

6.4 Soil seed bank persistence

6.5 Germination and establishment

6.6 Ecological databases on seed ecological traits

6.7 Seed ecological spectra of plant communities

6.8 Seed ecological traits as limiting factors for plant species occurrence and assembly

6.9 Seed ecological traits and species co-existence in plant communities

7 Species Interactions Structuring Plant Communities

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Types of interaction

7.3 Competition

7.4 Allelopathy

7.5 Parasitism

7.6 Facilitation

7.7 Mutualism

7.8 Complex species interactions affecting community structure

7.9 Assembly rules

8 Terrestrial Plant-Herbivore Interactions: Integrating Across Multiple Determinants and Trophic Levels

8.1 Herbivory: pattern and process

8.2 Coping with herbivory

8.3 The continuum from symbiotic to parasitic

8.4 Community level effects of herbivory

8.5 Integrating herbivory with ecosystem ecology

9 Interactions Between Higher Plants and Soil-dwelling Organisms

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Ecologically important biota in the rhizosphere

9.3 The soil community as cause and consequence of plant community composition

9.4 Specificity and selectivity

9.5 Feedback mechanisms

9.6 Soil communities and invasive plants

9.7 Mutualistic root symbioses and nutrient partitioning in plant communities

9.8 Mycorrhizal networks counteracting plant competition?

9.9 Pathogenic soil organisms and nutrient dynamics

9.10 After description

10 Vegetation and Ecosystem

10.1 The ecosystem concept

10.2 The nature of ecosystems

10.3 Energy flow and trophic structure

10.4 Biogeochemical cycles

11 Diversity and Ecosystem Function

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Measurement of species diversity

11.3 Determinants of species diversity in the plant community

11.4 Patterns of species richness along gradients

11.5 Stability

11.6 On the causal relationship between diversity and ecosystem functioning

Acknowledgements

12 Plant Functional Types and Traits at the Community, Ecosystem and World Level

12.1 The quest for a functional paradigm

12.2 Form and function: evolution of the ‘functional’ concept in plant ecology

12.3 The development of functional typology

12.4 Plant strategies, trade-offs and functional types

12.5 The mass ratio hypothesis

12.6 Functional diversity and complexity

12.7 Moving to a trait-based ecology – response and effect traits

12.8 Plant functional types and traits as bioindicators

12.9 Environmental monitoring

12.10 Trait-based climate modelling

12.11 Scaling across community, ecosystem and world level

12.12 Discussion

Acknowledgements

13 Plant Invasions and Invasibility of Plant Communities

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Definitions and major patterns

13.3 Invasibility of plant communities

13.4 Habitat compatibility

13.5 Propagule pressure and residence time

13.6 What are the attributes of successful invaders?

13.7 Impact of invasive plants, justification and prospects of eradication projects

14 Vegetation Conservation, Management and Restoration

14.1 Introduction

14.2 From agricultural exploitation to nature conservation

14.3 Vegetation management in relation to a hierarchy of environmental processes

14.4 Laissez-faire and the wilderness concept

14.5 Management and restoration imply setting targets

14.6 Setting targets implies monitoring

14.7 Effects of management and restoration practices

14.8 Constraints in management and restoration

14.9 Strategies in management and restoration

15 Vegetation Types and Their Broad-scale Distribution

15.1 Introduction: vegetation and plant community

15.2 Form and function, in plants and vegetation

15.3 Vegetation types

15.4 Distribution of the main world vegetation types

15.5 Regional vegetation

15.6 Vegetation modelling and mapping at broad scales

15.7 Vegetation and global change

16 Mapping Vegetation from Landscape to Regional Scales

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Scale and vegetation mapping

16.3 Data for vegetation mapping

16.4 Methods for vegetation mapping

16.5 Examples of recent vegetation maps illustrating their different uses

16.6 Dynamic vegetation mapping

16.7 Future of vegetation mapping research and practice

Acknowledgements

17 Vegetation Ecology and Global Change

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Vegetation and climatic change

17.3 Confounding effects of other aspects of global change

17.4 Conclusions

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