05462nam 2201177Ia 450 991078559240332120230725030534.01-283-27765-497866132776570-520-94845-910.1525/9780520948457(CKB)2670000000067281(EBL)631053(OCoLC)699475046(SSID)ssj0000473060(PQKBManifestationID)11299844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473060(PQKBWorkID)10437717(PQKB)10775544(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055810(MiAaPQ)EBC631053(MdBmJHUP)muse31052(DE-B1597)518896(OCoLC)703168408(DE-B1597)9780520948457(Au-PeEL)EBL631053(CaPaEBR)ebr10440605(CaONFJC)MIL327765(EXLCZ)99267000000006728120100525d2010 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrSerpentine[electronic resource] the evolution and ecology of a model system /edited by Susan Harrison and Nishanta RajakarunaBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (461 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26835-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Contributors --Preface --Introduction --1. Serpentinites and Other Ultramafic Rocks: Why They Are Important for Earth's History and Possibly for Its Future --2. Microbes in Extreme Environments: Implications for Life on the Early Earth and Other Planets --3. Phylogenetic Patterns of Endemism and Diversity --4. Plant Speciation --5. Intraspecific Variation, Adaptation, and Evolution --6. Genomic Approaches to Understanding Adaptation --7. Local Adaptation in Heterogeneous Landscapes: Reciprocal Transplant Experiments and Beyond --8. Herbivory and Other Cross-Kingdom Interactions on Harsh Soils --9. Invasions and the Evolution of Range Limits --10. Plant Competition and Facilitation in Systems with Strong Environmental Gradients --11. Community Invasibility: Spatial Heterogeneity, Spatial Scale, and Productivity --12. Disturbance and Diversity in Low-Productivity Ecosystems --13. Plant-Pollinator Interactions in Naturally Fragmented Habitats --14. Spatial Ecology: The Effects of Habitat Patch Size, Shape, and Isolation on Ecological Processes --15. Systematic Conservation Planning: Protecting Rarity, Representation, and Connectivity in Regional Landscapes --16. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Global Change --17. Climate Change and Plant Communities on Unusual Soils --18. Restoration and Revegetation of Harsh Soils --19. What Have We Learned from Serpentine in Evolution, Ecology, and Other Sciences? --Species Index --Subject IndexSerpentine soils have long fascinated biologists for the specialized floras they support and the challenges they pose to plant survival and growth. This volume focuses on what scientists have learned about major questions in earth history, evolution, ecology, conservation, and restoration from the study of serpentine areas, especially in California. Results from molecular studies offer insight into evolutionary patterns, while new ecological research examines both species and communities. Serpentine highlights research whose breadth provides context and fresh insights into the evolution and ecology of stressful environments.PlantsAdaptationPlantsEvolutionPlant-soil relationshipsSerpentine plantsSoilsSerpentine contentadaptation.biodiversity.biology.biosphere.climate change.climate.conservation.earth history.ecology.endemism.environment.environmentalism.evolution.flora.geology.global warming.habitat.harsh soils.invasive species.life sciences.minerals.molecular studies.nature.nonfiction.plant growth.plant soil.plant speciation.plant survival.pollination.restoration ecology.restorative ecology.revegetation.rocks.science.serpentine soils.serpentine.stressful environments.ultramafic rocks.PlantsAdaptation.PlantsEvolution.Plant-soil relationships.Serpentine plants.SoilsSerpentine content.581.4Harrison Susan(Susan Patricia)1476099Rajakaruna Nishanta1969-1476100MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785592403321Serpentine3690501UNINA