By David J. Gibson
Grasses and Grassland Ecology presents an ecologically oriented advent to this influential staff of vegetation, summarizing the latest medical examine in ecology and agriculture within the context of the older, vintage literature. Ten chapters conceal the morphology, anatomy, body structure and systematics of grasses, their inhabitants, group and surroundings ecology, their international distribution, and the results of disturbance and grassland management.
This finished and available textbook is acceptable for graduate point scholars in addition to specialist researchers within the fields of plant ecology, rangeland technology, crop technology, and agriculture.
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