Plant Ecology in a Changing World
I. The World As We See It Today
Chapter 1 – Climate, Evolution, and Plant Ecology
Chapter 2 - Biomes and Climate Relationships
Chapter 3 – Arid Land Biomes
Chapter 4 – Grassland Biomes
Chapter 5 – Rainforest Biomes
Chapter 6 - Temperate Forest Biomes
Chapter 7 – Alpine and Boreal Forest Biomes
Chapter 8 – Tundra Biomes
Chapter 2 - Biomes and Climate Relationships
Chapter 3 – Arid Land Biomes
Chapter 4 – Grassland Biomes
Chapter 5 – Rainforest Biomes
Chapter 6 - Temperate Forest Biomes
Chapter 7 – Alpine and Boreal Forest Biomes
Chapter 8 – Tundra Biomes
II. Ecophysiology and Adaptation
Chapter 9 – Microclimate - The Physical Environment Experienced by Plants
Chapter 10 –Water Relations in Plants
Chapter 11 – Plants Exchange Energy with Their Environment
Chapter 12 – Water Relations Responses to Stresses
Chapter 13 – Plants Acquire Carbon and Energy Though Photosynthesis
Chapter 14 – C4 and CAM Photosynthesis
Chapter 15 - Photosynthetic Reponses to Changes in Environment
Chapter 16 – Plants Acquire Nutrients Via Roots and Microbes
Chapter 10 –Water Relations in Plants
Chapter 11 – Plants Exchange Energy with Their Environment
Chapter 12 – Water Relations Responses to Stresses
Chapter 13 – Plants Acquire Carbon and Energy Though Photosynthesis
Chapter 14 – C4 and CAM Photosynthesis
Chapter 15 - Photosynthetic Reponses to Changes in Environment
Chapter 16 – Plants Acquire Nutrients Via Roots and Microbes
III. Resource Utilization, Functioning, and Traits
Chapter 17 - Plant Life Histories
Chapter 18 - Growth, Carbon Allocation and Resource Storage
Chapter 19 - Crown Structure, Leaf Angles and Optimal Nitrogen Allocation
Chapter 20 - Trait-based Ecology and Trait Economic Spectra
Chapter 21 - Plants Defenses Against Herbivores and Microbes
Chapter 22 - Ecosystem-to-Global Primary Productivity
Chapter 18 - Growth, Carbon Allocation and Resource Storage
Chapter 19 - Crown Structure, Leaf Angles and Optimal Nitrogen Allocation
Chapter 20 - Trait-based Ecology and Trait Economic Spectra
Chapter 21 - Plants Defenses Against Herbivores and Microbes
Chapter 22 - Ecosystem-to-Global Primary Productivity
IV. Plants in a Changing World
Chapter 23 – Rising CO2, Biodiversity Loss, and Nitrogen Deposition
Chapter 24 – Invasive Species and Ecosystem Impacts
Chapter 25 – Climate Warming Effects on Phenology, Drought, and Fires
Chapter 26 – Land-Use Change, Managed Ecosystems, and Restoration
Chapter 27 – Urban Ecosystems
Chapter 24 – Invasive Species and Ecosystem Impacts
Chapter 25 – Climate Warming Effects on Phenology, Drought, and Fires
Chapter 26 – Land-Use Change, Managed Ecosystems, and Restoration
Chapter 27 – Urban Ecosystems