TY - BOOK ID - 12026964 TI - Plant disturbance ecology : the process and the response AU - Johnson, E. A. AU - Miyanishi, Kiyoko. PY - 2007 SN - 1281004960 9786611004965 9780080492957 0080492959 0120887789 9780120887781 9781281004963 6611004963 PB - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, DB - UniCat KW - Ecological disturbances. KW - Forest canopy ecology. KW - Forest ecology. KW - Plant ecology. KW - Plant ecology KW - Ecological disturbances KW - Forest ecology KW - Forest canopy ecology KW - Botany KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Plant Ecology KW - Forest canopies KW - Forests and forestry KW - Disturbance ecology KW - Disturbances, Ecological KW - Ecological perturbations KW - Ecosystem disturbances KW - Ecosystem perturbations KW - Environmental disturbances KW - Environmental perturbations KW - Perturbations, Ecological KW - Plants KW - Ecology KW - Forest ecosystems KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12026964 AB - The media coverage of natural disasters (hurricanes, fires, floods, ice storms, etc.) indicates the prevalence of natural disasters in most, if not all, ecosystems. In order for scientists to study, understand, and ultimately predict how these disturbances affect ecosystems, it is necessary for them to know more about the physical processes involved in these disturbances and to learn how to couple these processes to the ecological systems. Essential for all ecologists, forest researchers, and conservation biologists, this book includes chapters on the disturbance processes, how the disturbance causes necrosis or death to individuals, and their effects on population or community processes. In this book, physical scientists who study disturbances provide an introduction to the physical disturbance processes, while ecologists relate this information to the way the vegetation responds to the disturbances. This reference is also key for all researchers hydrology, geomorphology, and environmental management. * Includes coverage on six different disturbance processes: Wind, Gravity, Geomorphic, Hydrologic, Combustion, and Biotic * Provides a clear explanation of how some of the physical processes of disturbance affect plant ecological processes * Offers ecologists an up-to-date understanding of the physical processes and allows them to predict future affects of disturbances * Unites two related fields by linking the disturbance processes and ecological responses * Presents physical scientists with ideas of how they might usefully apply their knowledge to advance understanding of ecological systems. ER -