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The Next Step: Disentangling the Role of Plant-Soil Feedbacks in Plant Performance and Species Coexistence Under Natural Conditions

Author : Johannes Heinze

Publisher : Frontiers Media SA

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 31,49 MB

Release : 2020-09-17

Category : Science

ISBN : 2889660230

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Aboveground-Belowground Linkages

Author : Richard D. Bardgett

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 19,27 MB

Release : 2010-07-29

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0199546878

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Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between aboveground and belowground communities play in regulating the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, and their responses to global change. It charts the historical development of this field of ecology and evaluates what can be learned from the recent proliferation of studies on the ecological and biogeochemical significance of aboveground-belowground linkages. The book is structured around four key topics: biotic interactions in the soil; plant community effects; the role of aboveground consumers; and the influence of species gains and losses. A concluding chapter draws together this information and identifies a number of cross-cutting themes, including consideration of aboveground-belowground feedbacks that occur at different spatial and temporal scales, the consequences of these feedbacks for ecosystem processes, and how aboveground-belowground interactions link to human-induced global change.



The Nature of Plant Communities

Author : J. Bastow Wilson

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 373 pages

File Size : 48,89 MB

Release : 2019-03-21

Category : Nature

ISBN : 110848221X

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Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.



Root Ecology

Author : Hans de Kroon

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 424 pages

File Size : 50,11 MB

Release : 2003-05-21

Category : Science

ISBN : 9783540001850

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In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study. This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in various ecosystems. Subsequently, a physiological background is provided for basic functions, such as carbon acquisition, water and solute movement, and for their responses to three major abiotic stresses, i.e. hard soil structure, drought and flooding. The volume concludes with the interactions of roots with other organisms of the complex soil ecosystem, including symbiosis, competition, and the function of roots as a food source.



Aboveground–Belowground Community Ecology

Author : Takayuki Ohgushi

Publisher : Springer

Page : 371 pages

File Size : 34,43 MB

Release : 2018-10-01

Category : Science

ISBN : 3319916149

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Researchers now recognize that above- and belowground communities are indirectly linked to one another, often by plant-mediated mechanisms. To date, however, there has been no single multi-authored edited volume on the subject. This book remedies that gap, and offers state-of-the art insights into basic and applied research on aboveground-belowground interactions and their functional consequences. Drawing on a diverse pool of global expertise, the authors present diverse approaches that span a range of scales and levels of complexity. The respective chapters provide in-depth information on the current state of research, and outline future prospects in the field of aboveground-belowground community ecology. In particular, the book’s goal is to expand readers’ knowledge of the evolutionary, community and ecosystem consequences of aboveground-belowground interactions, making it essential reading for all biologists, graduate students and advanced undergraduates working in this rapidly expanding field. It touches on multiple research fields including ecology, botany, zoology, entomology, microbiology and the related applied areas of biodiversity management and conservation.



Positive Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities

Author : Ragan M. Callaway

Publisher : Springer

Page : 404 pages

File Size : 44,41 MB

Release : 2007-07-02

Category : Science

ISBN : 9781402062230

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This book marshals ecological literature from the last century on facilitation to make the case against the widely accepted individualistic notion of community organization. It examines the idea that positive interactions are more prevalent in physically stressful conditions. Coverage also includes species specificity in facilitative interactions, indirect facilitative interactions, and potential evolutionary aspects of positive interactions.



Wildlife Disease Ecology

Author : Kenneth Wilson

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 693 pages

File Size : 44,54 MB

Release : 2019-11-14

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1107136563

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Introduces readers to key case studies that illustrate how theory and data can be integrated to understand wildlife disease ecology.



Plants and Vegetation

Author : Paul Keddy

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 563 pages

File Size : 48,19 MB

Release : 2007-06-07

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1139464256

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Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world's living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth's climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere. This vibrant introductory textbook integrates important classical themes with recent ideas, models and data. The book begins with the origin of plants and their role in creating the biosphere as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the exploration of causation with chapters, amongst others, on resources, stress, competition, predation, and mutualism. The book concludes with a chapter on conservation, addressing the concern that as many as one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction. Each chapter is enriched with striking and unusual examples of plants (e.g., stone plants, carnivorous plants) and plant habitats (e.g., isolated tropical tepui, arctic cliffs). Paul Keddy writes in a lively and thought-provoking style which will appeal to students at all levels.



Trees in a Changing Environment

Author : Michael Tausz

Publisher : Springer

Page : 293 pages

File Size : 23,21 MB

Release : 2014-08-26

Category : Science

ISBN : 9401791007

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This book delivers current state-of-the-science knowledge of tree ecophysiology, with particular emphasis on adaptation to a novel future physical and chemical environment. Unlike the focus of most books on the topic, this considers air chemistry changes (O3, NOx, and N deposition) in addition to elevated CO2 effects and its secondary effects of elevated temperature. The authors have addressed two systems essential for plant life: water handling capacity from the perspective of water transport; the coupling of xylem and phloem water potential and flow; water and nutrition uptake via likely changes in mycorrhizal relationships; control of water loss via stomata and its retention via cellular regulation; and within plant carbon dynamics from the perspective of environmental limitations to growth, allocation to defences, and changes in partitioning to respiration. The authors offer expert knowledge and insight to develop likely outcomes within the context of many unknowns. We offer this comprehensive analysis of tree responses and their capacity to respond to environmental changes to provide a better insight in understanding likelihood for survival, as well as planning for the future with long-lived, stationary organisms adapted to the past: trees.



Vegetation Ecology

Author : Eddy van der Maarel

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 552 pages

File Size : 37,31 MB

Release : 2012-10-24

Category : Science

ISBN : 1118452488

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Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/vandermaarelfranklin/vegetationecology. Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Written by leading experts in their field from four continents, the second edition of this book: covers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations; reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective; presents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology, ecosystem ecology and global change studies; tackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species; includes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional types Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers and teachers in plant ecology, geography, forestry and nature conservation. Vegetation Ecology takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and will be welcomed as an essential reference for plant ecologists the world over.