Plants at the Margin
Ecological limits and climate change
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Word Count
107,500 words, Guess
Page Count
430 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveplantsatmarginec0000craw
- Internet Archiveplantsatmarginec00craw
- ISBN-10052162309X
- ISBN-139780521623094
- LibraryThing5317558
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- Goodreads5003099
- Library of Congress Control Number2008275066
- OCLC Control Number166382292
- Better World Books9780521623094
- Open LibraryOL10436044M
Classifications
- LCCQK754.5
- LCCQK754.5 .C73 2008
Description
Margins are by their very nature environmentally unstable - does it therefore follow that plant populations adapted for life in such areas will prove to be pre-adapted to withstand the changes that may be brought about by a warmer world? Biogeography, demography, reproductive biology, physiology and genetics all provide cogent explanations as to why limits occur where they do, and the purpose of this book is to bring together these different avenues of enquiry. Crawford's numerous beautiful illustrations of plants in their natural habitats remind us that the environment remains essential to our understanding of plants and their function. This book is suited to students, researchers and anyone with an interest in the impact of climate change on our world.
Description
"Plants at the limits of their distribution are likely to be particularly affected by climate change. Biogeography, demography, reproductive biology, physiology and genetics all provide explanations as to why limits occur where they do. This book brings together these different avenues of enquiry in a form that is suited to students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in the impact of climate change. Margins are by their very nature environmentally unstable - does it therefore follow that plant populations adapted for life in such areas will prove to be pre-adapted to withstand the changes that may be brought about by a warmer world? This and other questions are explored concerning the changes that are already taking place on this planet. Numerous illustrations are included to remind us that knowledge of the existence of plants in their natural environment is essential to our understanding of their function and ecology in a changing world."--Jacket.
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