Plant Ecology in a Changing World

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This textbook provides a foundation for understanding how the changes underway impact structure and function in the world's major biomes, while also describing how evolution has resulted in a multitude of features that shaped plants and their capacities to persist across widely contrasting environments.

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Part I: The World as We See it Today. 1. Evolution, Plant Ecology, and Climate. 2. Biomes and Climate Relationships. 3. Arid Land Biomes. 4. Grasslands. 5. Rainforests. 6. Temperate Forest Biomes. 7. Subalpine and Boreal Forest Biomes. 8. Tundra Biomes. Part II: Ecophysiology and Principles of Plant Adaptation. 9. Microclimate - The Physical Environment Experienced by Plants. 10. Water Relations are Fundamental to Sustaining Plant Life. 11. Plants Exchange Energy with Their Environment. 12. Plants Respond to Water Deficits. 13. Plants Acquire Carbon and Energy Through Photosynthesis. 14. C4 and CAM are Novel Forms of Photosynthesis. 15. The Environment Influences Photosynthesis. 16. Plants Acquire Nutrients Via Roots and Microbes. Part III: Resource Utilization, Plant Function, and Traits. 17. Plant Life History is a Matter of Timing. 18. Growth, Carbon Allocation, and Resource Storage. 19. Canopy Structure. 20. Trait-based Ecology and Trait Economic Spectra. 21. Plant Defenses Against Biotic Stress. 22. Canopy to Global Scale Net Primary Productivity. Part IV: Plants in a Changing World. 23. Global Change is Not Just Climate Change: Our Current Environmental Challenges. 24. Invasive Species Impact Ecosystems. 25. Warming Impacts Plants: Phenology, Thermotolerance, and Fires. 26. Today's World of Land-use Change, Managed Ecosystems, and Restoring Plant Communities. 27. Urban Ecosystems are Where We Live. Glossary. Index.