Plants at the margin : ecological limits and climate change /

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Author / Creator:Crawford, R. M. M.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 478 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814298
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ISBN:9780511392061
0511392060
9780511389290
0511389299
0511394152
9780511394157
9780511394805
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9780511754906
0511754906
9786611751036
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9780521623094
052162309X
Notes:Two columns to the page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-460) and indexes.
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Summary:Margins are by their very nature environmentally unstable - does it therefore follow that plant populations adapted for life in such areas will prove to be pre-adapted to withstand the changes that may be brought about by a warmer world? Biogeography, demography, reproductive biology, physiology and genetics all provide cogent explanations as to why limits occur where they do, and the purpose of this book is to bring together these different avenues of enquiry. Crawford's numerous beautiful illustrations of plants in their natural habitats remind us that the environment remains essential to our understanding of plants and their function. This book is suited to students, researchers and anyone with an interest in the impact of climate change on our world.
Other form:Print version: Crawford, R.M.M. Plants at the margin. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008

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