
Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties
J. Ph Grime(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 20. April 2001
Book
Hardback
XXXVIII, 418 pages
978-0-471-49601-4 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive book is divided into three main sections: strategies in plant ecology, which is the ways different plants are classified according to how they cope ecologically; vegetation processes, which consists of the ways that plant communities function and vary in composition from place to place and with the passage of time; and ecosystem, which discusses the debate about the role of declining biodiversity in ecosystems.
Reviews / Votes
"I strongly recommend this book to those involved with plant functional types" (Jnl of Plant Science, Vol.161, No. 4, 2001) "The second edition of this book, now inflated with numerous examples of the principles proclaimed, is even more convincing and yet more thought-provoking than its predecessor. It must be regarded as a contender for the title of ecology book of the year." (Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, February 2002) "...Grime's latest defence of his science is a must for the serious plant ecologist..." (Biological Conservation, No.107, 2002) "...this is certainly a book that all plant ecologists should read..." (Environmental Conservation, Vol.29, No.2, 2002)More details
Edition
2., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-49601-4 (9780471496014)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
J. Philip Grime
Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes
Book
04/1979
Wiley
€34.05
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Content
Preface. Preface to First Edition. Introduction. Chapter Summaries. PLANT STRATEGIES. Primary Strategies in the Established Phase. Secondary Strategies in the Established Phase. Regenerative Strategies. PLANT STRATEGIES AND VEGETATION PROCESSES. Dominance. Assembling of Communities. Rarification and Extinction. Colonisation and Invasion. Succession. Co-existence. PLANT STRATEGIES AND ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES. Trophic Structure, Productivity, and Stability. References. Species list. Index