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SERPENTINE --- ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS --- VEGETATION --- ECOLOGY --- Ferralsols --- Nickel --- Flora --- Biogeography --- plant ecology --- Serpentine soils --- Serpentine flora --- Ultramafic rocks --- Hyperaccumulateur --- world

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Komatiites erupted billions of years ago as pulsating streams of white-hot lava. Their unusual chemical compositions and exceptionally high formation temperatures produced highly fluid lava that crystallized as spectacular layered flows. Investigation of the extreme conditions in which komatiites formed provides important evidence about the thermal and chemical evolution of the planet, and the nature of the Precambrian mantle. This monograph, written by three experts with long experience in the field, presents a complete account of the characteristics of komatiites including their volcanic structures, textures, mineralogy and chemical compositions. Models for their formation and eruption are evaluated (including the anhydrous vs. hydrous magmas controversy). A chapter is also devoted to the valuable nickel and copper ore deposits found in komatiites. Komatiite is a key reference for researchers and advanced students interested in petrology, Archaean geology, economic geology, and broader questions about the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle.

Komatiite. --- Formations (Geology) --- Formations (Géologie) --- Mathematical models. --- Ultrabasic rocks. --- Geology, Stratigraphic --- Formations (Géologie) --- Geologic formations --- Geological formations --- Stratigraphic formations --- Lava --- Archaean --- Archaeozoic --- Archean --- Archeozoic --- Rocks, Ultrabasic --- Ultramafic rocks --- Igneous rocks

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Ultrabasic rocks. --- Igneous rocks. --- Petrofabric analysis. --- Fabric analysis (Petrology) --- Microtectonics --- Petrofabrics --- Petrology, Structural --- Petrotectonics --- Structural petrology --- Petrology --- Eruptive rocks --- Igneous petrology --- Igneous rocks --- Petrology, Igneous --- Rocks, Eruptive --- Rocks, Igneous --- Rocks --- Rocks, Ultrabasic --- Ultramafic rocks --- Petrofabric analysis --- Roches ultrabasiques --- Roches ignées --- Pétrologie structurale

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Serpentine soils have long fascinated biologists for the specialized floras they support and the challenges they pose to plant survival and growth. This volume focuses on what scientists have learned about major questions in earth history, evolution, ecology, conservation, and restoration from the study of serpentine areas, especially in California. Results from molecular studies offer insight into evolutionary patterns, while new ecological research examines both species and communities. Serpentine highlights research whose breadth provides context and fresh insights into the evolution and ecology of stressful environments.

Plants --- Plant-soil relationships. --- Serpentine plants. --- Soils --- Adaptation. --- Evolution. --- Serpentine content. --- adaptation. --- biodiversity. --- biology. --- biosphere. --- climate change. --- climate. --- conservation. --- earth history. --- ecology. --- endemism. --- environment. --- environmentalism. --- evolution. --- flora. --- geology. --- global warming. --- habitat. --- harsh soils. --- invasive species. --- life sciences. --- minerals. --- molecular studies. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- plant growth. --- plant soil. --- plant speciation. --- plant survival. --- pollination. --- restoration ecology. --- restorative ecology. --- revegetation. --- rocks. --- science. --- serpentine soils. --- serpentine. --- stressful environments. --- ultramafic rocks.

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Plant–soil interactions play an important role in the functioning of ecosystems. This book presents recent research advances on the effects of soil factors on plant communities and the role of ecological complementarity and species diversity in soil properties and ecosystem services. It addresses cultivated, degraded and natural soils, in fields as well as in greenhouse experiments, at different latitudes. It may be found useful by researchers, students and practitioners.

Research & information: general --- grapevine trunk disease --- cover crops --- biofumigant --- young vine decline --- plant-microbe interactions --- functional diversity --- hydraulic roughness --- herbaceous vegetation --- leaf and stem functional traits --- plant-runoff interaction --- soil erosion control --- community weighted means --- functional traits --- soil reclamation --- technosols --- ultramafic --- Casuarina --- salinization --- diversity --- rehabilitation --- AM fungi --- plant --- abiotic stress --- biotic stress --- land use intensity --- plant-associated microbiome --- endophytes --- rhizosphere --- biodiversity --- bacteria --- core microbiome --- Pseudomonas --- biological nitrogen fixation --- nitrogen concentration --- nitrogen transfer --- 15N natural abundance