Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition

Series:
Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
Published:
June 20, 2007 by CRC Press - 744 Pages
Editor(s):
Francisco Pugnaire, Arid Zones Experimental Station, CSIC, Almeria, Spain; Fernando Valladares, Centro De Ciencias Medioambientales, Madrid, Spain

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ISBN 9780849374883
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Features

  • Provides a full understanding of how plants have successfully evolved in multiple ecosystems
  • Focuses on new approaches to questions about photosynthesis, functional ecology and phylogeny
  • Covers plant responses to pollution and plant performance at different scales
  • Draws on all areas of plant ecology to provide the broadest view of functional approaches to plant ecology
  • Presents easy-to-read, up-to-date introductions to each topic.

    • Summary

    Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition remains the most authoritative resource in this multidisciplinary field. Extensively revised and updated, this book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It features the ecology and evolution of plant crowns and addresses approaches to generalization in functional plant ecology, including the species-sampling problem, plant ecology strategy schemes, and phylogeny.

    The book follows a bottom-up approach, from the more specific, detailed studies focusing on plant organs to the broadest ecosystem approaches. It offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. A wide-ranging compendium, the book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum, from the leaf to the ecosystem levels.

    Table of Contents

    Methods in Comparative Functional Ecology, C.M. Duarte

    Opportunistic Growth and Desiccation Tolerance: The Ecological Success of Poikilohydrous Autotrophs, L. Kappen and F. Valladares

    Ecological Significance of Inherent Variation in Relative Growth Rate, H. Poorter and E. Garnier

    The Architecture of Plant Crowns: From Design Rules to Light Capture and Performance, F. Valladares and U. Niinemets

    Structure and Function of Root Systems, R.B. Jackson, W.T. Pockman, W.A. Hoffmann, T.M. Bleby, and C. Armas

    Water Relations and Hydraulic Architecture, M.T. Tyree

    Responses of Plants to Heterogeneous Light Environments, R.W. Pearcy

    Acquisition, Use, and Loss of Nutrients, F. Berendse, H. de Kroon, and W.G. Braakhekke

    Functional Attributes in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems, R. Joffre, S. Rambal, and C. Damesin

    Tropical Forests: Diversity and Function of Dominant Life-Forms, E. Medina

    Plant Diversity in Tropical Forests, S.J. Wright

    Arctic Ecology, S.E. Hobbie

    Plant Life in Antarctica, T.G.A. Green, B. Schroeter, and L.G. Sancho

    Facilitation in Plant Communities, R.M. Callaway and F.I. Pugnaire

    Plant Interactions: Competition, H.L. Reynolds and T.K. Rajaniemi

    Plant-Herbivore Interaction: Beyond a Binary Vision, E. Baraza, R. Zamora, J.A. Hódar, and J.M. Gómez

    Ecology of Plant Reproduction: Mating Systems and Pollination, A. Traveset and A. Jakobsson

    Seed and Seedling Ecology, K. Kitajima

    Biodiversity and Interactions in the Rhizosphere: Effects on Ecosystem Functioning, S. Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.R. Costa, and H. Freitas

    Resistance to Air Pollutants: From Cell to Community, J. Barnes, A. Davison, L. Balaguer, and E. Manrique-Reol

    Canopy Photosynthesis Modeling, W. Beyschlag and R.J. Ryel

    Ecological Applications of Remote Sensing at Multiple Scales, J.A. Gamon, H.-L. Qiu, and A. Sanchez-Azofeifa

    Generalization in Functional Plant Ecology: The Species-Sampling Problem, Plant Ecology Strategy Schemes, and Phylogeny, M. Westoby

    Index

    Editorial Reviews

    "Pugnaire and Valladares have managed to pull together a wide range of subjects with the depth and breadth of a series of essays, but the accessibility of a textbook."

    - Annals of Biology, Oxford Journals, vol. 102 no. 5

    "…a well-structured handbook covering most trends in the field with interesting details. It is highly recommended not only to ecologists but to all biologists"
    - Photosynthetica

    "…an admirable job of outlining a research landscape which will likely grow in importance in the post-genomics era as plant biologists return to the long-standing question of understanding plant function diversity, or, in other words, understanding why there are so many ways of being an evolutionary successful plant."
    - Phytochemistry

    "…a highly scientific work…responds to a wide range of needs"
    - Advances in Horticultural Science

    "…is of great interest to researchers involved in sustainable forestry…definitely on the highly recommended list."
    - Journal of Sustainable Forestry

     

    "This volume contains comprehensive, authoritative original reviews of numerous, wide-ranging topics in this approach to plant ecology. The reviews by well-chosen, often internationally recognized experts are quite readable, on target, and very well documented … . Almost without exception, every chapter provides an excellent, accessible perspective and introduction to the field and its current status. Highly recommended." –

    W. Loescher, Michigan State in CHOICE, Vol. 45, No. 9, 2008

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