Ever since the concept of the "struggle for life" became the heart of Darwin's theory of evolution, biologists have studied the relevance of interactions for the natural history and evolution of organisms. Although positive interactions among plants have traditionally received little attention, there is now a growing body of evidence showing the ef
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"In short, the quality and timeliness of this book's contents make it an indispensable tool for PhD students and researchers interested in the organization, functioning and evolution of plant communities and in their conservation and restoration, which cannot be achieved without understanding the biotic interactions that shape ecosystems."
- S. Rodriguez-Echeverria, University of Coimbra, Portugal; in Ecosistemas 19 (1): 100-102. 2010 (translated from Spanish)
" ... reviews and integrates a decade's worth of growth in one of ecology's most exciting fields, incorporating new analyses and results that nicely demonstrate the principles discussed and point to directions for future research. The book is refreshingly focused on how positive and negative plant interactions are important beyond the population level, influencing the structure of communities and the functioning of ecosystems, with implications for understanding processes as diverse as succession, invasion, restoration, global environmental change and evolution."
-Paul J. Richardson, in Annals of Botany "In short, the quality and timeliness of this book's contents make it an indispensable tool for PhD students and researchers interested in the organization, functioning and evolution of plant communities and in their conservation and restoration, which cannot be achieved without understanding the biotic interactions that shape ecosystems."
- S. Rodriguez-Echeverria, University of Coimbra, Portugal; in Ecosistemas 19 (1): 100-102. 2010 (translated from Spanish)
" ... reviews and integrates a decade's worth of growth in one of ecology's most exciting fields, incorporating new analyses and results that nicely demonstrate the principles discussed and point to directions for future research. The book is refreshingly focused on how positive and negative plant interactions are important beyond the population level, influencing the structure of communities and the functioning of ecosystems, with implications for understanding processes as diverse as succession, invasion, restoration, global environmental change and evolution."
-Paul J. Richardson, in Annals of Botany
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Botanists, plant scientists, ecologists, foresters, mycologists, plant pathologists, and evolutionary biologists.
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37 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Tabellen
37 b/w images and 12 tables
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978-1-4398-5927-8 (9781439859278)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics: An Introduction. Do Positive Interactions Among Plants Matter? Quantitative Tools in Plant Interactions Analysis. Large and Small Scale Consequences of Facilitation on Species Diversity in Terrestrial Plant Communities. Biotic Interactions, Biodiversity an Ecosystem Functioning. Mycorrhiza and Facilitation. Plant Communities, Plant-Plant Interactions and Climate Change. Synthetic Analysis of the Stress Gradient Hypothesis.
