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Author Callaway, Ragan M. (Ragan Morrison), 1956-

Title Positive interactions and interdependence in plant communities / by Ragan M. Callaway
Published Dordrecht, the Netherlands : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 415 pages) : illustrations
Contents Direct Mechanisms for Facilitation -- Indirect Mechanisms for Facilitation -- Interaction Between Competition and Facilitation -- Species-Specific Positive Interactions -- Positive Interactions and Community Organization
Summary Positive interactions and interdependence in plant communities offers a new look at an old problem? the nature of the communities. This book marshals ecological literature from the last century on facilitation to make the case against the widely accepted?individualistic? notion of community organization. Clearly, many species in many communities would not be present without the ameliorating effects of other species. In other words, communities are not produced only by summing the population ecology of species. Concepts covered include the idea that positive interactions are more prevalent in
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-411) and index
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Subject Plant communities.
Biodiversity.
Biotic communities.
Plant physiology.
Botany.
Plants.
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
Plant Physiological Phenomena
Plants
vegetation.
plant communities (natural)
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Plant communities.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Plants
Plant physiology
Botany
Biotic communities
Biodiversity
Plant communities
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781402062247
1402062249
9781402062230
1402062230
1281044849
9781281044846