Overview
Today, global changes and human activities affect plants within each of the world’s ecosystems. Plant Ecology in a Changing World is a textbook that
While many textbooks focus primarily on natural ecosystems, Plant Ecology in a Changing World also recognizes the ecological importance of invasive, managed, and urban ecosystems and of the ways in which ecosystems are impacted by warming planet and are already being impacted by both globalization and human activities.
- provides a foundation for understanding how the changes underway impact structure and function in the world’s major biomes
- provides a foundation describing how evolution has resulted in the biochemical, physiological, structural, and life history features that shaped plants and their capacities to persist across widely contrasting environments.
- is designed for undergraduate students and as well to serve as a resource for climate change and ecosystem scientists seeking a foundation on the principles of plant ecology and the basis of plant adaptations.
While many textbooks focus primarily on natural ecosystems, Plant Ecology in a Changing World also recognizes the ecological importance of invasive, managed, and urban ecosystems and of the ways in which ecosystems are impacted by warming planet and are already being impacted by both globalization and human activities.
Formats
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Available in multiple formats and composition
• hard and soft copy print • electronic version • all 27 chapters • bundled chapters to meet you teaching needs |
Use the entire textbook or bundle those chapters that best suit your teaching needs for courses in
• plant ecology • ecophysiology • ecosystem ecology |