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

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (689 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.30974
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: GilliamFrank S. <1954->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The herbaceous layer in forests of eastern North America
• ISBN: 0-19-026786-0; 0-19-983779-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789390503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II