Plants in Changing Environments: Linking Physiological, Population, and Community Ecology (Cambridge Studies in Ecology (Hardcover))

Bazzaz, F. A.

ISBN 10: 0521391903 / ISBN 13: 9780521391900

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

About this Item

Describes the effects of disturbance, species competition and coexistence, and the processes of plant succession. Num Pages: 332 pages, 152 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 607. . 1996. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plants in Changing Environments: Linking Physiological, Population, and Community Ecology (Cambridge Studies in Ecology (Hardcover))
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521391903
• ISBN 13: 9780521391900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Forces of nature and human intervention lead to innumerable local, regional and sometimes global changes in plant community patterns. Regardless of the causes and the intensity of change, ecosystems are often naturally able to recover most of their attributes through natural succession. In this thoughtful and provocative new book, Fakhri Bazzaz integrates and synthesizes information on how disturbance changes the environment, how species function, coexist, and share or compete for resources in populations and communities, and how species replace each other over successional time. It illustrates how a diverse array of plant species have been used to examine fundamental questions in plant ecology by integrating physiological, population and community ecology. Graduate students and research workers in plant ecology, global change, conservation and restoration will find the perspective and analysis offered by this book an exciting contribution to the development of our understanding of plant successional change.

Book Description

This study integrates and synthesizes information on how disturbance changes the environment, how species function, coexist, and share or compete for resources in populations and communities, and how they replace each other over successional time.