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Plants and Vegetation Origins, Processes, Consequences Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world’s living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth’s climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere.
The chapters begin by presenting the wider picture of the origin of plants and their impact on the Earth, before exploring the search for global patterns in plants and vegetation. Chapters on resources, stress, competition, herbivory, and mutualism explore causation, and a concluding chapter on conservation addresses the concern that one-third ...
Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world''s living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth''s climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere.
Plants and Vegetation Origins, Processes, Consequences PAUL A. KEDDY PAUL A. KEDDYis the first holder of the Schlieder Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University. His current ... Plants and Vegetation: Origins, Processes, Consequences TABLE OF …

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