Overview

This volume brings together some of the foremost leaders in the field of terrestrial ecology. Chapter topics include soil structure and function, economics of biodiversity, crop growth and development, ethnobotany and conservation. The volume should prove useful for professionals and researchers in the field of botany, zoology, ecology, vegetation science, agriculture, forestry and population biology to name a few.

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Author:   R.S. Ambasht ,  Navin K. Ambasht
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.090kg
ISBN:  

9780306473326

ISBN 10:   0306473321
Pages:   367
Publication Date:   31 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Influence of Compaction on Soil Structure and Functions in Forest Sites.- 3. An Overview of Ecological Plant Classification Systems: Linking Functional Response and Functional Effect Groups.- 3. Ecology of Soil-Borne Pathogens in Crop Fields.- 4. Economics of Biodiversity.- 5. Effects of Air Pollution on Crops in Developing Countries.- 6. Applied Ecology of Biodiversity.- 7. Restoration and Management of Degraded Tropical Forest Landscapes.- 8. Nutrient Export from Tropical Rain Forests.- 9. Ozone Stress Impacts on Plant Life.- 10. The Effects of Ultraviolet B Radiation on Crop Plants.- 11. Vegetation Ecology and Regeneration of Tropical Mountain Forests.- 12. Influences of Elevated Levels of C02 on Plants.- 13. Plant Cover: Ecological Implications and Methodical Approaches.- 14. Ecology of Individuals: Individual-Based Models of Single Population Dynamics.- 15. Concepts and Application of Nonlinear Complex Systems Theory to Ecological Succession.- 16. Soil Organisms and Litter Decomposition.- 17. Applied Ecology of Succession in Pine Forests of western Japan.- 18. Ethnobotany and Biodiversity Conservation.

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