9780691084886-0691084882-Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26 (Monographs in Population Biology, 26)

Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26 (Monographs in Population Biology, 26)

ISBN-13: 9780691084886
ISBN-10: 0691084882
Author: David Tilman
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 376 pages
FREE US shipping

Book details

ISBN-13: 9780691084886
ISBN-10: 0691084882
Author: David Tilman
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 376 pages

Summary

Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26 (Monographs in Population Biology, 26) (ISBN-13: 9780691084886 and ISBN-10: 0691084882), written by authors David Tilman, was published by Princeton University Press in 1988. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. (MPB-26), Volume 26 (Monographs in Population Biology, 26) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.41.

Description

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 its acquisition, and thus necessarily obtain a lower proportion of another resource. Professor Tilman presents a simple theory that includes this constraint and tradeoff, and uses the theory to explore the evolution of plant life histories and morphologies along productivity and disturbance gradients. The book shows that relative growth rate, which is predicted to be strongly influenced by a plant's proportional allocation to leaves, is a major determinant of the transient dynamics of competition. These dynamics may explain the differences between successions on poor versus rich soils and suggest that most field experiments performed to date have been of too short a duration to allow unambiguous interpretation of their results.
Rate this book Rate this book

We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book