The Ecology of Seeds

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michael Fenner 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2005-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780521653688
• 定价 491.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 264页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whatdeterminesthenumberandsizeoftheseedsproducedbyaplant?Howoftenshoulditreproducethem?Howoftenshouldaplantproducethem?Whyandhowareseedsdispersed,andwhataretheimplicationsforthediversityandcompositionofvegetation?Thesearejustsomeofthequestionstackledinthiswide-rangingreviewoftheroleofseedsintheecologyofplants.Theauthorsbringtogetherinformationontheecologicalaspectsofseedbiology,startingwithaconsiderationofreproductivestrategiesinseedplantsandprogressingthroughthelifecycle,coveringseedmaturation,dispersal,storageinthesoil,dormancy,germination,seedlingestablishment,andregenerationinthefield.Thetextencompassesawiderangeofconceptsofgeneralrelevancetoplantecology,reflectingthecentralrolethatthestudyofseedecologyhasplayedinelucidatingmanyfundamentalaspectsofplantcommunityfunction.

【作者简介】

MichaelFennerisseniorlecturerinecologyintheSchoolofBiologicalSciencesattheUniversityofSouthampton,UK.KenThompsonisaresearchfellowandanhonoraryseniorlecturerintheDepartmentofAnimalandPlantSciencesattheUniversityofSheffield,UK.