Serpentine [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and ecology of a model system / / edited by Susan Harrison and Nishanta Rajakaruna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HarrisonSusan (Susan Patricia)
RajakarunaNishanta <1969-> |
Soggetto topico |
Plants - Adaptation
Plants - Evolution Plant-soil relationships Serpentine plants Soils - Serpentine content |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-27765-4
9786613277657 0-520-94845-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- 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 Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460117403321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Serpentine [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and ecology of a model system / / edited by Susan Harrison and Nishanta Rajakaruna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HarrisonSusan (Susan Patricia)
RajakarunaNishanta <1969-> |
Soggetto topico |
Plants - Adaptation
Plants - Evolution Plant-soil relationships Serpentine plants Soils - Serpentine content |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
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 |
ISBN |
1-283-27765-4
9786613277657 0-520-94845-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785592403321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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