| Description |
xiv, 369 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme book series ; 1
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme book series ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
What are functional types and how should we seek them? / H. Gitay and I.R. Noble -- Plant and ecosystem functional types / H.H. Shugart -- Plant functional types / F.I. Woodward and C.K. Kelly -- Can we use plant functional types to describe and predict responses to environmental change? / R.J. Hobbs -- Functional types in non-equilibrium ecosystems / B.H. Walker -- Categorizing plant species into functional types / M. Westoby and M. Leishman -- Functional types : testing the concept in Northern England / J.P. Grime ... [et al.] -- Plant functional types and ecosystem change in arctic tundras / G.R. Shaver ... [et al.] -- Functional types for predicting changes in biodiversity / W.J. Bond -- Defining functional types for models of desertification / J.F. Reynolds, R.A. Virginia, and W.H. Schlesinger -- Plant functional types in temperate semi-arid regions / O.E. Sala, W.K. Lauenroth, and R.A. Golluscio -- Interactions between demographic and ecosystem processes in a semi-arid and an arid grassland / W.K. Lauenroth ... [et al.] -- Plant functional types in African savannas and grasslands / R.J. Scholes ... [et al.] -- Using plant functional types in a global vegetation model / W. Cramer -- Use of plant functional type classifications to model global land cover and simulate the interactions between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere / R. Leemans -- Examining the consequences of classifying species into functional types / T.M. Smith -- Ecosystem function of biodiversity / H.A. Mooney -- Defining plant functional types / F.I. Wooodward, T.M. Smith, and H.H. Shugart. |
| Subject |
Plant ecophysiology.
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Plant ecophysiology. |
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Vegetation and climate.
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Vegetation and climate. |
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Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Program "Global Changes."
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Program "Global Changes" |
| Added Author |
Smith, T. M. (Thomas Michael), 1955-
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Shugart, Herman H. (Herman Henry), 1944-
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Woodward, F. I.
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| ISBN |
0521480313 hardcover |
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0521566436 paperback |
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0521482313 hardcover |
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