Comparative Plant Succession Among Terrestrial Biomes of the World

Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.

List of contents

Part I. Plant Succession and Biomes: 1. Introduction; 2. Humans and succession; 3. Terrestrial biomes; Part II. Succession by Disturbance Type: 4. Comparative approach; 5. Volcanoes; 6. Glaciers; 7. Cyclones; 8. Dunes; 9. Landslides; 10. Floods; 11. Fire; 12. Clearcuts; 13. Plowed fields; 14. Mines; 15. Other disturbances; Part III. Synthesis: 16. Synthesis; 17. Conclusions and future research challenges.

About the author

Karel Prach is Professor of Botany in the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic. He has published extensively in the areas of succession, restoration, river floodplains and ecology of alien plants. He is current President of the Czech Botanical Society.Lawrence R. Walker is Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research focuses on succession, disturbance ecology and restoration. He taught ecology, conservation biology and scientific writing for thirty years. He has published ten previous books, is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher and was the Wilder Chair in Botany at the University of Hawaii (2009–2010).

Summary

This book provides the first global synthesis comparing plant succession across all major terrestrial biomes and disturbances. Students and researchers in ecology, restoration ecology and conservation biology will benefit from insights into general patterns, and restorationists can utilize succession concepts in a rapidly changing world.

Product details

• Authors: Karel Prach, Karel (University of South Bohemia Prach, Lawrence R Walker, Lawrence R. Walker, Lawrence R. (University of Nevada Walker, Walker Lawrence R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781108472760
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47276-0
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Ecology, Biodiversity and Cons
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Ecology, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Plant Ecology, Forests, rainforests, Natural disasters, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Botany and plant sciences, Forests and woodland