Plаnts аnd Vеgеtаtion: Origins, Procеssеs, Consеquеncеs
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 706
Published: 2007-06-18
List price: $84.00
Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world’’s living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth’’s climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere. This vibrant new introductory textbook integrates important classical themes with recent ideas, models and data. The book begins with the origin of plants and their role in creating the biosphere as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the explorati...