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Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26
David Tilman
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Description for Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26
paperback. Providing a theory to predict the evolution of plant traits, this book explores the effects of these on plant community structure and dynamics. It also includes the constraint and tradeoff theory and suggests that most field experiments have been of too short a duration to allow unambiguous interpretation of their results. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Although ecologists have long considered morphology and life history to be important determinants of the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of plants in nature, this book contains the first theory to predict explicitly both the evolution of plant traits and the effects of these traits on plant community structure and dynamics. David Tilman focuses on the universal requirement of terrestrial plants for both below-ground and above-ground resources. The physical separation of these resources means that plants face an unavoidable tradeoff. To obtain a higher proportion of one resource, a plant must allocate more of its growth to the structures involved in ... Read more
Although ecologists have long considered morphology and life history to be important determinants of the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of plants in nature, this book contains the first theory to predict explicitly both the evolution of plant traits and the effects of these traits on plant community structure and dynamics. David Tilman focuses on the universal requirement of terrestrial plants for both below-ground and above-ground resources. The physical separation of these resources means that plants face an unavoidable tradeoff. To obtain a higher proportion of one resource, a plant must allocate more of its growth to the structures involved in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in Population Biology
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691084893
SKU
V9780691084893
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