Geographical Changes in Vegetation and Plant Functional Types [electronic resource] /
Greller, Andrew M.editor.
Fujiwara, Kazue.editor.
Pedrotti, Franco.editor.
This book presents studies on current vegetation topics, from polar to tropical regions. It is a festschrift to mark the 70th birthday of Prof. Elgene O. Box, who has studied vegetation all over the world, both through fieldwork and modeling. It reflects a number of his interests, including basic ecological plant forms (cf 'plant functional types'), temperate-zone forests, and evergreen versus seasonal patterns. Section 1 discusses the concept of vegetation series, while Section 2 has two global-scale chapters on plant functional traits and whether they are related more to climate or phylogeny. Section 3 has nine chapters focusing on vegetation history, regional vegetation, and how these have influenced current species organizations and distributions. Regions treated include Russia, China, the USA, Mexico and Mediterranean areas. Lastly, Section 4 addresses aspects of vegetation change and plant ecology. Every chapter in this unique book offers original ideas on the topic of vegetation, as the authors are assembled from a world-wide population of leading vegetational ecologists, whose interests range from local communities to global theoretical questions.
Section 1. General problems of vegetation interpretation -- 1. Evidence of unique association between single forest vegetation types and seral sequences:  praise for the concept of 'vegetation series' -- Section 2. Global aspects of Plant function -- 2. Latitudinal variation in plant functional types -- 3. lant eco-morphological traits as adaptations to environmental conditions: some comparisons between different biomes across the world -- Section 3. Regional vegetation types and distribution, prehistoric landscapes -- 4. Changes in the landscape and vegetation under the influence of prehistoric and historic man in Central Europe -- 5. Sclerophyllous vs. Deciduous forests in Spain: A standard case of Mediterranean climatic vegetation distribution -- 6. What is the 'True' Mediterranean-type vegetation? -- 7. Characterization of vegetation on the plains of European Russia -- 8. Degeneration and regeneration process of Carpinus betulus forests in the Central Alps of northern Italy -- 9. Phytoindicating comparison of vegetation of the Polish Tatras, the Ukrainian Carpathians, and the Crimean Mountains -- 10. Beech (Fagus grandifolia) in the plant communities of Long Island and adjacent locations, and some comparisons across eastern North America -- 11. Phytosociological study of Pteroceltis tatarinowii forest in the deciduous-forest zone of eastern China -- 12. Vegetation ecology of Sphagnum wetlands in subtropical subalpine regions-A case study in the Qi Zimei mountains -- Section 4. Vegetation and plant ecology -- 13. High-resolution aerial imagery for assessing changes in canopy status in Hawaian -- 14. Plant assemblages of abandoned ore-mining heaps: a case study from Roşia Montană mining area, Romania 'Ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha) rainforest -- 15. Autoecological and synecological resilience of Angelica heterocarpa M.J. Lloyd, observed in the Loire Estuary (France) -- 16. Environmental mapping: From analysis maps to the synthesis map.
This book presents studies on current vegetation topics, from polar to tropical regions. It is a festschrift to mark the 70th birthday of Prof. Elgene O. Box, who has studied vegetation all over the world, both through fieldwork and modeling. It reflects a number of his interests, including basic ecological plant forms (cf 'plant functional types'), temperate-zone forests, and evergreen versus seasonal patterns. Section 1 discusses the concept of vegetation series, while Section 2 has two global-scale chapters on plant functional traits and whether they are related more to climate or phylogeny. Section 3 has nine chapters focusing on vegetation history, regional vegetation, and how these have influenced current species organizations and distributions. Regions treated include Russia, China, the USA, Mexico and Mediterranean areas. Lastly, Section 4 addresses aspects of vegetation change and plant ecology. Every chapter in this unique book offers original ideas on the topic of vegetation, as the authors are assembled from a world-wide population of leading vegetational ecologists, whose interests range from local communities to global theoretical questions.
Physical geography.
Ecology .
Plant ecology.
Conservation biology.
Landscape ecology.
Physical Geography.
Terrestial Ecology.
Plant Ecology.
Conservation Biology/Ecology.
Landscape Ecology.