Plant Functional Types: Their Relevance to Ecosystem Properties and Global Change - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521482313 ISBN 13: 9780521482318

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Riassunto

This 1997 book describes techniques for defining plant functional types in global detail.

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Recensione

"...an excellent introduction to the concept and use of PFT's and a valuable overview of the state of plant ecology in the 1990's." David A. Wedin, Ecoscience

"The strengths of the book are the consistently good quality of the chapters, its continuity of themes and its variety of perspectives...it is excellent for anyone interested in tundra or particularly arid and semiarid ecosystems... I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in functional plant ecology and vegetation response to global change." David Hooper, The Quarterly Review of Biology

"Rooted in game theory and treating plants as strategists and gamblers, Plant Functional Types, an undergraduate textbook, considers shape and form as functions of differential energy allocation during the lifetime of plants. The Achilles heel of each strategy is made poignant by looking at the effects of global climate change on species' survival and community composition. A fine example of how to integrate theoretical and applied biology." New Scientist

"...the depth and breadth of coverage are impressive....This book is an important addition to a growing library of knowledge related to global change." Thomas R. Crowe, Ecoscience

Descrizione del libro

This 1997 book describes approaches and methods for grouping species with similar characteristics into functional types in ways which maximise our potential to predict accurately the responses of real vegetation with real species diversity.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521482313
• ISBN 13: 9780521482318
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 383
• Redattore: Smith T. M., Shugart H. H., Woodward F. I.
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