The Ecology of Plants

Synopsis

1. The Science Of Plant Ecology -- Pt. I. The Individual And Its Environment -- 2. Photosynthesis And The Light Environment -- 3. Water Relations And Energy Balance -- 4. Soils, Mineral Nutrition, And Belowground Interactions -- Pt. Ii. Evolution And Population Biology -- 5. Processes Of Evolution -- 6. Outcomes Of Evolution -- 7. Population Structure, Growth, And Decline -- 8. Growth And Reproduction Of Individuals -- 9. Plant Life Histories -- Pt. Iii. From Populations To Communities -- 10. Competition -- 11. Herbivory And Plant-pathogen Interactions -- 12. Community Properties -- 13. Disturbance And Succession -- 14. Local Abundance, Diversity, And Rarity -- Pt. Iv. From Ecosystems To Landscapes -- 15. Ecosystem Processes -- 16. Communities In Landscapes -- 17. Landscape Ecology -- Pt. V. Global Patterns And Processes -- 18. Climate And Physiognomy -- 19. Biomes -- 20. Regional And Global Diversity -- 21. Paleoecology -- 22. Global Change: Humans And Plants. Jessica Gurevitch, Samuel M. Scheiner, Gordon A. Fox. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [485]-502) And Index.