ISBN: 354020833X 9783540208334

Category: Science / Life Sciences / Ecology

Page count: 702

<p>This textbook covers Plant Ecology from the molecular to the global level. It covers the following areas in unprecedented breadth and depth:</p> <p>- Molecular ecophysiology (stress physiology: light, temperature, oxygen deficiency, drought, salt, heavy metals, xenobiotica and biotic stress factors)<br>- Autecology (whole plant ecology: thermal balance, water, nutrient, carbon relations)<br>- Ecosystem ecology (plants as part of ecosystems, element cycles, biodiversity)<br>- Synecology (development of vegetation in time and space, interactions between vegetation and the abiotic and biotic environment)<br>- Global aspects of plant ecology (global change, global biogeochemical cycles, land use, international conventions, socio-economic interactions)</p> <p>The book is carefully structured and well written: complex issues are elegantly presented and easily understandable. It contains more than 500 photographs and drawings, mostly in colour, illustrating the fascinating subject.<br>The book is primarily aimed at graduate students of biology but will also be of interest to post-graduate students and researchers in botany, geosciences and landscape ecology. Further, it provides a sound basis for those dealing with agriculture, forestry, land use, and landscape management.</p>