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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789390503321

Titolo

The herbaceous layer in forests of eastern North America / / edited by Frank Gilliam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-026786-0

0-19-983779-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GilliamFrank S. <1954->

Disciplina

577.30974

Soggetti

Forest ecology - East (U.S.)

Forest ecology - Canada, Eastern

Forest plants - East (U.S.)

Forest plants - Canada, Eastern

Forest plants - Ecology - East (U.S.)

Forest plants - Ecology - Canada, Eastern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America; 1 Introduction; Part OneThe Environment of the Herbaceous Layer; 2 Nutrient Relations of the Herbaceous Layer in Deciduous Forest Ecosystems; 3 Ecophysiology of the Herbaceous Layer in Temperate Deciduous Forests; 4 Interactions of Nutrient Effects with Other Biotic Factors in the Herbaceous Layer; Part TwoPopulation BIOLOGY of the Herbaceous Layer; 5 Mating Systems and Floral Biology of the Herb Layer

6 Populations of and Threats to Rare Plants of the Herb LayerPart ThreeCommunity Dynamics of the Herbaceous Layer across Spatial and Temporal Scales; 7 The Herbaceous Layer of Eastern Old-Growth Deciduous Forests; 8 Habitat Heterogeneity and Maintenance of Species in Understory Communities; 9 Interactions between the Herbaceous Layer and Overstory Canopy of Eastern Forests; 10 Herbaceous Layer Species Richness of Southeastern Forests and Woodlands; 11 Temporal



Patterns in Herbaceous Layer Communities of the North Carolina Piedmont

12 Composition and Dynamics of the Understory Vegetation in the Boreal Forests of QuebecPart FourCommunity Dynamics of the Herbaceous Layer and the Role of Disturbance; 13 Response of the Herbaceous Layer to Disturbance in Eastern Forests; 14 The Herbaceous Layer as a Filter Determining Spatial Pattern in Forest Tree Regeneration; 15 Forest InvasionsPerceptions, Impacts, and Management Questions; 16 Effects of Deer on Forest Herb Layers; 17 A Pox on our LandA Case Study of Chronic Deer Overbrowsing throughout the Allegheny National Forest Region of Pennsylva

18 Long-Term Effects of Clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians19 Agricultural Legacies in Forest Herb Communities; 20 Effects of Excess Nitrogen Deposition on the Herbaceous Layer of Eastern North American Forests; 21 Climate Change and Forest Herbs of Temperate Deciduous Forests; Part Fivesynthesis; 22 The Dynamic Nature of the Herbaceous Layer; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded, especially in research concerning the herbaceous layer and ground vegetation of forests. This revised second edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America accounts for that growth, presenting research that approaches the ecology of the herb layer of forests from a variety of disciplines, perspectives, and levels of ecological organization. The book synthesizes the research of top ecologists on herbaceous layer structure, composition, and dynamics of a variety of forest ecosystem typ