Plant disturbance ecology the process and the response / edited by Edward A. Johnson, Kiyoko Miyanishi.
| Other author | Johnson, E. A. (Edward Arnold) |
| Other author | Miyanishi, Kiyoko. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, |
| Description | xxi, 698 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2007 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Disturbance and succession / Edward A. Johnson and Kiyoko Miyanishi -- The turbulent wind in plant and forest canopies / John J. Finnigan -- Microbursts and macrobursts : windstorms and blowdowns / Mark R. Hjelmfelt -- Understanding how the interaction of wind and trees results in windthrow, stem breakage, and canopy gap formation / Christopher P. Quine and Barry A. Gardiner -- Meteorological conditions associated with ice storm damage to forests / Kaz Higuchi and Amir Shabbar -- The effect of icing events on the death and regeneration of North American trees / David F. Greene, Kathleen F. Jones, and Olga J. Proulx -- Disturbance processes and dynamics in coastal dunes / Patrick A. Hesp and M. Luisa Martínez -- Coastal dune succession and the reality of dune processes / Kiyoko Miyanishi and Edward A. Johnson -- Fluvial geomorphic disturbances and life history traits of riparian tree species / Futoshi Nakamura and Satomi Inahara -- Water level changes in ponds and lakes : the hydrological processes / Masaki Hayashi and Garth van der Kamp -- Development of post-disturbance vegetation in prairie wetlands / Arnold G. van der Valk -- Modeling heating effects / Geoffrey N. Mercer and Rodney O. Weber -- Fire effects on grasslands / Paul H. Zedler -- Wildfire and tree population processes / Sheri L. Gutsell and Edward A. Johnson -- Insect defoliators as periodic disturbances in northern forest ecosystems / Barry J. Cooke, Vincent G. Nealis, and Jacques Régnière -- Dynamics of mountain pine beetle outbreaks / Justin Heavilin, James Powell, and Jesse A. Logan -- Relationship between spruce budworm outbreaks and forest dynamics in eastern North America / Hubert Morin, Yves Jardon, and Régean Gagnon -- Impact of beaver (castor canadensis Kuhl) foraging on species composition of boreal forests / Noble T. Donkor. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007296949 |
| ISBN | 9780120887781 |
| ISBN | 0120887789 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |