| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Glossary -- 1. A functional approach to biological diversity. Diversity or diversities? ; Plants and functions ; Functional diversity and comparative plant ecology ; Questions addressed by a functional approach to diversity ; Key points ; References -- 2. Trait-based ecology : definitions, methods, and a conceptual framework. Introduction ; Traits : definitions and protocols ; Traits and the comparative approach in ecology ; Conceptual framework : organisms, communities, ecosystems ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 3. The functional characterization of plants. Introduction ; Traits representative of the three major axes of ecological variation ; Beyond the three major axes of variation ; Traits and phylogeny ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 4. Gradients, response traits, and ecological strategies. Introduction ; Environmental gradients ; Environmental factors and trait intraspecific variability ; Responses of traits to different environmental gradients : species and community levels ; Ecological strategies ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 5. A functional approach to plant community structure. Introduction ; Community assembly rules and environmental filters ; Characterizing the functional structure of a community ; Factors controlling community functional structure ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 6. Plant traits and ecosystem properties. Introduction ; Plant communities and ecosystem properties ; Functional bases for trait-ecosystem properties relationships and the dominance hypothesis ; The complementarity hypothesis ; Testing simultaneously the dominance and complementarity hypotheses ; Dominance and complementarity effects : too early for conclusions ; A new perspective : ecosystem allometry ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 7. Functional diversity and ecosystem services. Introduction ; Types of ecosystem services ; A functional approach to services ; The quantification of services ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 8. Functional diversity in agriculture : grasslands and crop weeds as case studies. Introduction ; Managed permanent grasslands ; Crop weeds ; How do these examples help us develop innovative agricultural systems? ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 9. Managing functional diversity data. Introduction ; Availability of trait data ; Ecoinformatics and plant functional diversity ; Conclusions ; Key points ; References -- 10. Perspectives for functional diversity research. Introduction ; Basis and theory of the trait-based approach to diversity ; Functional diversity and intraspecific variability ; Traits, functioning of organisms, and environmental factors ; Community functional structure, ecosystem properties, and services ; Perspectives in the field of agriculture ; Data management ; Conclusions ; Key points |
| Summary |
Presenting the rationale for a trait-based approach to functional diversity in the context of comparative plant ecology and agroecology, this book shows how this approach can be used to address many questions in plant ecology pertaining to plant responses to their environment, controls on plant community structure, ecosystem properties, and the services these deliver to human societies. This research level text will be of particular relevance and use to graduate students and professional researchers in plant ecology, agricultural sciences and conservation biology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 28, 2016) |
| Subject |
Plant diversity.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Plant diversity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Navas, Marie-Laure, author
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Grigulis, Karl, author
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| ISBN |
9780191074677 |
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0191074675 |
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9780191817281 |
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0191817287 |
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