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Wiley India Plant Ecology 2Nd Edn by Crawley Michael J Eds
About the Book: Plant Ecology: 2nd Edition Plant ecology is the scientific study of the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants. This benchmark text, extremely well received in its first edition, shows how pattern and structure at different levels of plant organization--from Eco physiology through population dynamics to community structure and ecosystem function--are influenced by abiotic factors (eg, climate and soils) and by biotic factors (eg, competition and herbivory). Contents List of Contributors Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Photosynthesis Plant Water Relations Nutrient acquisition Life History and Environment Plant Secondary Metabolism Sex Seed Dormancy Mechanisms of Plant Competition Ecology of Pollination and Seed Dispersal Plant Chemistry and Herbivory or Why the World is Green The Structure of Plant Populations Plant Population Dynamics Plant-Herbivore Dynamics The Structure of Plant Communities Dynamics of Plant Communities Plants in Trophic Webs Plants and Pollution Climate Change and Vegetation Biodiversity References Index