Seeds :The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities

Publication subTitle :The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities

Author: Fenner   M.  

Publisher: CABI Publishing‎

Publication year: 2000

E-ISBN: 9780851999470

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851994321

Subject: Q944.59 Fruit, seeds

Keyword: Botany and Plant Sciences Agricultural Science Agronomy and Crop Production

Language: ENG

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Description

This new edition of a successful text, originally published in 1992, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include recent advances. In addition, new chapters have been introduced to ensure comprehensive coverage of all aspects of seed ecology. These include evolutionary ecology of seed size, the roles of fire and of gaps in regeneration and seedling colonization. Chapters are written by internationally acknowledged experts to give a comprehensive overview of all aspects of seed ecology which will be invaluable to advanced students and researchers in seed science and plant ecology.

Chapter

Chapter 2 The Evolutionary Ecology of Seed Size

Chapter 3 Maternal Effects on Seeds During Development

Chapter 4 The Ecology of Seed Dispersal

Chapter 5 Animals as Seed Dispersers

Chapter 6 Fruits and Frugivory

Chapter 7 Seed Predators and Plant Population Dynamics

Chapter 8 Dormancy, Viability and Longevity

Chapter 9 The Functional Ecology of Soil Seed Banks

Chapter 10 Seed Responses to Light

Chapter 11 The Role of Temperature in the Regulation of Seed Dormancy and Germination

Chapter 12 Effect of Chemical Environment on Seed Germination

Chapter 13 Role of Fire in Regeneration from Seed

Chapter 14 Ecology of Seedling Regeneration

Chapter 15 The Contribution of Seedling Regeneration to the Structure and Dynamics of Plant Communities, Ecosystems and Larger Units of the Landscape

Chapter 16 Gaps and Seedling Colonization

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