LEADER 05874nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910821187103321 005 20240812221317.0 010 $a1-107-17480-5 010 $a1-281-04039-8 010 $a9786611040390 010 $a0-511-80557-8 010 $a0-511-33475-3 010 $a0-511-33410-9 010 $a0-511-33342-0 010 $a0-511-56688-3 010 $a0-511-33533-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000478690 035 $a(EBL)803013 035 $a(OCoLC)761647161 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143036 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11158310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143036 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10109617 035 $a(PQKB)10067413 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511805578 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL803013 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10193769 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL104039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC803013 035 $a(PPN)261321218 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000478690 100 $a20070402d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEcology of woodlands and forests $edescription, dynamics and diversity /$fPeter A. Thomas, John R. Packham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge $cCambridge University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 528 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-54231-6 311 $a0-521-83452-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Metric equivalents; 1 Introduction: Forest basics; 1.1 Characteristics of woodlands and forests; 1.1.1 Wooded environments; 1.1.2 Differences between woodlands and forests; 1.2 The value of woodlands and forests; 1.3 Tree biology and how it influences woodland ecology; 1.3.1 Fitness of various species for particular uses; 1.3.2 Tree morphology; 1.4 Spatial structure; 1.4.1 Vertical structure above and below ground; 1.4.2 Ecological problems of understorey plants; 1.4.3 Horizontal structure 327 $a1.5 The woodland ecosystem: food chains, food webs and the plant, animal and decomposition subsystems1.6 Forest types and classification; 1.6.1 Distribution in relation to climate: biomes; 1.6.2 Coastally restricted forests; 1.7 Regional classifications of forests and woodlands; 1.7.1 The British National Vegetation Classification; 1.7.2 New England; 2 Forest soils, climate and zonation; 2.1 Soils and trees; 2.2 Features of forest soils; 2.2.1 Soil profiles and properties; 2.2.2 The nature of forest soils and their influence on the ground flora 327 $a2.2.3 Influence of trees on the degradation of forest soils2.2.4 Trees and erosion; 2.3 Roots, foraging and competition; 2.3.1 Variation in root systems; 2.3.2 Root competition and specialist adaptations; 2.3.3 Soil and root aeration; 2.3.4 Vascular plants, soil pH, mineral nutrients and microorganisms; 2.4 Forest zonation and site quality; 2.4.1 Influence of climate and soil type; 2.4.1 Fiby urskog: soils, topography and zonation of a Swedish primitive boreal forest; 2.5 Rain forests: climate, soils and variation; 2.5.1 Tropical rain forests: the changing archetype 327 $a2.5.1 Rain-forest history: the Australian story3 Primary production and forest development; 3.1 Plant life forms and biological spectra; 3.1.1 Variation in vascular plant and bryophyte life form; 3.1.2 Local life form variation within a primitive forest; 3.2 Light and shade; 3.2.1 Influence of shade on tree development; 3.2.2 Light and shade plants: growth analysis; 3.2.3 Seasonal changes and aspect societies; 3.3 Water; 3.3.1 Water yield and quality; 3.3.2 Swamp forests and peatlands; 3.4 Temperature and pollutant influences on tree growth; 3.5 Altitudinal zonation and timberlines 327 $a3.5.1 Alpine timberlines3.5.2 Temperature-moisture gradients below the timberline; 3.5.3 Arctic timberline limits; 3.6 Evergreen and deciduous strategies: aspects of competitive advantage; 3.7 Contrasts between three widespread tree genera: the pines, beeches and oaks; 3.7.1 Persistence, variation and adaptation within the genus Pinus; 3.7.2 Variation in the oaks and beeches; 3.7.3 Influence of soil conditions on pines, oaks and beeches; 3.7.4 Competition between gymnosperm and angiosperm trees; 3.8 Ecology and significance of ageing trees; 4 Reproductive strategies of forest plants 327 $a4.1 Plant strategies 330 $aTaking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas and Packham provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and forests. Using examples from around the world - from polar treelines to savannahs to tropical rain forests - the authors explain the structure of the soil and the hidden world of the roots; how the main groups of organisms which live within them interact both positively and negatively. There is particular emphasis on woodland and forest processes, especially those involving the flow and cycling of nutrients, as well as the dynamics of wooded areas, considering how and why they have changed through geological time and continue to do so. This clear, non-technical, 2007 text will be of interest to undergraduates, foresters, ecologists and land managers. 606 $aForest ecology 606 $aForest ecology$vCase studies 615 0$aForest ecology. 615 0$aForest ecology 676 $a577.3 700 $aThomas$b Peter A.$f1957-$01764529 701 $aPackham$b John R$0305893 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821187103321 996 $aEcology of woodlands and forests$94205574 997 $aUNINA