The Ecology of Seeds - Softcover

Fenner, Michael; Thompson, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521653681 ISBN 13: 9780521653688

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

How many seeds should a plant produce, and how often? Why and how are seeds dispersed, and what are the implications for the diversity and composition of vegetation? These are some of the questions tackled in this extensive review of the role of seeds in plant ecology. The text encompasses a wide range of concepts of relevance to plant ecology, reflecting the central role of seed ecology in clarifying many fundamental aspects of plant community function.

About this title

Book Description:

What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it reproduce them? Why and how are seeds dispersed, and what are the implications for the diversity and composition of vegetation? These are just some of the questions tackled in this wide-ranging review of the role of seeds in the ecology of plants. The text encompasses a wide range of concepts of general relevance to plant ecology, reflecting the central role that the study of seed ecology has played in elucidating many fundamental aspects of plant community function.

About the Author:

Michael Fenner is senior lecturer in ecology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK.

Ken Thompson is a research fellow and an honorary senior lecturer in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521653681
• ISBN 13: 9780521653688
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264