Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes and Ecosystem Properties by J Philip Grime

Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes and Ecosystem Properties by J Philip Grime

Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties, Second Edition, is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive new edition of the very successful Plant Strategies and Vegetative Processes, which controversially proposed the existence of widely-recurring plant functional types with predictable relationships to vegetation structure and dynamics. This second edition uses evidence from many parts of the world to re-examine these concepts in the light of the enormous expansion in the literature. Features include: A new section covering all aspects of ecosystem properties New chapters on Assembling of Communities Rarification and Extinction Colonisation and Invasion Principles and methodologies of a range of international tests including case study examples Chapter summaries for a quick reference guide Index of species names Written in a very readable style, this book is an invaluable reference source for researchers in the areas of plant, animal, and community ecology, conservation and land management. 'Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, summarising over 35 years of research. A book all plant ecologists will want to read.' - Jonathan Silvertown, Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University, UK. 'The coverage is outstanding and comprehensive.' - Simon A. Levin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA

"I strongly recommend this book to those involved with plant functional types" (Jnl of Plant Science, Vol161, 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)

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ISBN 13	9780471496014
ISBN 10	0471496014
Title	Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes and Ecosystem Properties
Author	J Philip Grime
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Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2001-04-20
Number of pages	456
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