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Informationen zum Autor Frank Gilliam is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Marshall University, teaching courses in ecology and plant ecology. His research interests lie at the interface between terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems. Klappentext Over the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded, especially in research concerning the herb layer and ground vegetation of forests. This revised second edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America accounts for that growth, presenting research that approaches the ecology of the herb layer of forests from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. The book synthesizes the research of top ecologists and biologists on herbaceous layer structure, composition, and dynamics of a variety of forest ecosystem types in eastern North America. The 2003 first edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America was praised for containing the most extensive listing of herb-layer literature in existence. This second edition brings this material up to date, revised to include current research and data. The book incorporates quantitative data to support analyses that was previously unavailable during the publication of the first edition. Also featured are six entirely new chapters, focused on the response of the herbaceous layer to a wide variety of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Building on the over 1,200 references and sources of the first edition, the second edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America is an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, forest ecologists, and conservationists. Zusammenfassung The most comprehensive existing volume of multidisciplinary research by top ecologists on the herbaceous layer of forests. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Herbaceous Layer-The Forest Between the Trees Frank S. Gilliam Chapter 2: Nutrient Relations of the Herbaceous Layer in Deciduous Forest Ecosystems Robert N. Muller Chapter 3: Ecophysiology of the Herbaceous Layer in Temperate Deciduous Forests Howard S. Neufield Donald R. Young Chapter 3 Appendix Chapter 4: Interactions of nutrient effects with other biotic factors in the herbaceous layer Wendy B. Anderson Chapter 5: Mating Systems and Floral Biology of the Herb Layer: A Survey of Two Communities and the State of our Knowledge Carol Goodwillie Claudia L. Jolls Chapter 6: Populations and Threats to Rare Plants of the Herb Layer Claudia L. Jolls Dennis Whigham Chapter 6 Appendix 1 Chapter 6 Appendix 2 Chapter 7: The Herbaceous Layer of Eastern Old-Growth Deciduous Forests Brian C. McCarthy Chapter 8: Habitat Heterogeneity and Maintenance of Species in Understory Communities Susan W. Beatty Chapter 9: Interactions Between the Herbaceous Layer and Overstory Canopy of Eastern Forests Frank S. Gilliam Mark R. Roberts Chapter 10: Herbaceous layer species richness of southeastern forests and woodlands Robert K. Peet Kyle A. Palmquist Samantha M. Tessel Chapter 11: Temporal Patterns in Herbaceous Layer Communities of the North Carolina Piedmont Robert K. Peet Norman L. Christensen Frank S. Gilliam Chapter 12: Composition and Dynamics of the Understory Vegetation in the Boreal Forests of Quebec Louis De Grandpre¿ Yves Bergeron Nicole J. Fenton Thuy Nguyen Catherine Boudreault Pierre Grondin Chapter 12 Appendix Chapter 13: Response of the Herbaceous Layer to Disturbance in Eastern Forests Mark R. Roberts Frank S. Gilliam Chapter 14: The Herbaceous Layer as a Filtering Determining Spatial Pattern in Forest Tree Regeneration Lisa O. George Fahhri A. Bazzaz Chapter 15: Forest Invasions: Perceptions, Impacts and Management Questions James O. Luken Chapter 16: Effects of Deer on Forest...
