Geographical changes in vegetation and plant functional types. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew M. Greller, Kazue Fujiwara, Franco Pedrotti, editors.
• Editors: Greller, Andrew M; Fujiwara, Kazue; Pedrotti, Franco
• Other Names: Box, Elgene Owen honouree.
• Contents: Intro; About the Series; Dedication; References; Preface/Overview; Contents; Part I: General Problems of Vegetation Interpretation; 1: Evidence of a Unique Association Between Single Forest Vegetation-Types and Seral Sequences: Praise for the Concept of `Veg ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Material and Methods; 1.2.1 The Research Area; 1.2.2 Sampling Design and Data Collection; 1.2.3 Data Analysis; 1.3 Results and Discussion; 1.4 Conclusions; References; Part II: Global Aspects of Plant Function; 2: Latitudinal Variation in Plant Functional Types; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Historical Evidence. 2.1.2 Underlying Hypotheses for a Latitudinal Gradient in Biodiversity2.1.3 Biophysical Drivers of a Latitudinal Diversity Gradient; 2.1.4 Temperature, Elevation and Precipitation; 2.1.5 Substrate; 2.1.6 Productivity Gradients; 2.1.7 Metabolic Theory; 2.1.8 Rapoportś Rule and the Mid-Domain Effect; 2.1.9 Differences Between Continents; 2.1.10 Vegetation Structure and Latitude; 2.1.10.1 Plant Height; 2.1.10.2 Basal Area; 2.1.11 Plant Life Forms and Latitudinal Gradients; 2.1.12 Leaf Life Span and Latitude; 2.1.13 Plant Functional Types and Traits. 2.1.14 The Leaf-Life-Form-Root (LLR) Strategy and Its Relationship to Latitude2.1.15 Pattern Analyses of Plant Functional Types, Vascular Plant Richness and Vegetation Structure Along a Latitudinal Gradie ... ; 2.1.16 Species Richness and PFT Richness at Global Scale; 2.1.17 Variation in Species and PFT Richness with Latitude; 2.1.18 PFT Richness Matched Against Minimum Temperature of the Coldest Month; 2.1.19 Species and PFT Richness Combined Matching Against Latitude; 2.1.20 An Example of Latitudinal Distribution of One PFT or Functional Modus (me-la-do-ct-ph). 2.1.21 Mesophyll Leaf Size Distribution with Latitude2.1.22 Leptophyll Leaf Size Distribution with Latitude; 2.1.23 Latitudinal Distribution of PFTs with Lateral Leaf Inclination; 2.1.24 Latitudinal Distribution of PFTs with a Vertical Leaf Inclination; 2.1.25 Latitudinal Distribution of PFTs with a Deciduous Trait; 2.1.26 Latitudinal Distribution of Plants with Hypostomatous Leaves; 2.1.27 Latitudinal Distribution of Plants with Amphistomatous Leaves; 2.1.28 Latitudinal Distribution of Mean Canopy Height and Basal Area; 2.2 Discussion; References. 3: Plant Eco-Morphological Traits as Adaptations to Environmental Conditions: Some Comparisons Between Different Biomes Across ... 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sclerophylly: Australia and the Northern Hemisphere Mediterranean Climatic Areas; 3.3 Evergreen and Deciduous Leaves; 3.4 The Conifers; 3.5 The History of the Flora in Both Hemispheres; 3.6 Traits as Adaptations to Current Conditions or Conserved Along Evolution; 3.7 Final Statements; References; Part III: Regional Vegetation Types and Distribution, Prehistoric Landscapes.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 359 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 581.9; Geography; Phytogeography; Physical geography; Ecology; Plant Ecology; Conservation biology; Landscape ecology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Phytogeography; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Plant ecology; Conservation of the environment; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Physical geography & topography; Geography; Physical Geography; Terrestial Ecology; Plant Ecology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Landscape Ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319687384; 3319687387
• Related ISBNs: 9783319687377; 3319687379
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 25, 2018).
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