Handbook of functional plant ecology / edited by Francisco I. Pugnaire, Fernando Valladares.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Methods in comparative functional ecology / Carlos M. Duarte -- I. The Role of Structure and Growth from in Plant Performance. 2. Opportunistic Growth and Desiccation Tolerance: The Ecological Success of Poikilohydrous Autotrophs / Ludger Kappen and Fernando Valladares. 3. Ecological Significance of Inherent Variation in Relative Growth Rate and Its Components / Hendrik Poorter and Eric Garnier. 4. Architecture, Ecology, and Evolution of Plant Crowns / Fernando Valladares. 5. The Structure and Function of Root Systems / Robert B. Jackson, William T. Pockman and William A. Hoffmann -- II. Physiological Ecology. 6. Water Relations and Hydraulic Architecture / Melvin T. Tyree.

"A uniquely comprehensive treatment of its subject, the Handbook of Functional Plant Ecology offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. This wide-ranging compendium serves as an extremely accessible and useful resource for relative newcomers to the field as well as seasoned experts." "Handbook of Functional Plant Ecology is an excellent resource for plant ecologists, botanists, plant biologists and physiologists, foresters, and evolutionary biologists."--BOOK JACKET.