{"product_id":"savannas-barrens-and-rock-outcrop-plant-communities-of-north-america-paperback-9780521035811","title":"Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521035811","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSavannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger C. Anderson (Edited by), James S. Fralish (Edited by), Jerry M. Baskin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521035811, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 April 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e484 pages, 92 b\/w illus.  56 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17 x 3 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I thoroughly recommend this book to anybody interested in the vegetation of North America and to those studying similar vegetation in other parts of the world. Congratulations to the editors on making so much information available in this single volume.' Annals of Botany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSavannas and barrens were major components of the historic North American landscape before it was extensively altered by agricultural and urban development during the past century. Rock outcrop plant communities and serpentine barrens are of interest because they are refugia for endemic species adapted to extreme environmental conditions. Many of these communities have been reduced to less than one per cent of their original area and are imperiled ecosystems. This book provides a coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities. It is organized by region into four parts: eastern south-eastern region, central\/midwest region, western\/south-western region, and northern region. Written by internationally recognized regional specialists, each chapter includes a description of the climate, geology, soils associated with the community, and information about its historic and current vegetation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Roger C. Anderson, James S. Fralish, and Jerry M. Baskin\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Eastern\/Southeastern Region: 1. Ecology and conservation of Florida scrub Eric S. Menges\u003cbr\u003e 2. Southeastern pine savannas William J. Platt\u003cbr\u003e 3. New Jersey pine plains: the 'true barrens' of the New Jersey pine barrens David J. Gibson, Robert A. Zampella and Andrew G. Windisch\u003cbr\u003e 4. Vegetation, flora, and plant physiological ecology of serpentine barrens of eastern North America R. Wayne Tyndall and James C. Hull\u003cbr\u003e 5. The mid-Appalachian shale barrens Suzanne H. Braunschweig, Eric T. Nilsen and Thomas F. Weiboldt\u003cbr\u003e 6. Eastern granite outcrops Donald J. Shure\u003cbr\u003e 7. High-elevation outcrops and barrens of the southern Appalachian mountains Susan K. Wiser and Peter S. White\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Central\/Midwest Region: 8. Dry soil oak savanna in the Great Lakes region Susan Will-Wolf and Forest Stearns\u003cbr\u003e 9. Deep-soil savannas and barrens of the Midwestern United States Roger C. Anderson and Marlin L. Bowles\u003cbr\u003e 10. Open woodland communities of southern Illinois, western Kentucky and middle Tennessee James S. Fralish, Scott B. Franklin and David D. Close\u003cbr\u003e 11. The big barrens region of Kentucky and Tennessee Jerry M. Baskin, Carol C. Baskin and Edward W. Chester\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cedar glades of southeastern United States Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin\u003cbr\u003e 13. Savanna, barrens and glade communities of the Ozark Plateaus Province Alice Long Heikens\u003cbr\u003e 14. The cross timbers B. W. Hoagland, I. H. Butler, F. L. Johnson and S. Glenn\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Western\/Southwestern Region: 15. Ponderosa and limber pine woodlands Dennis H. Knight\u003cbr\u003e 16. The sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) communities of the Llano Estacado: history, structure, ecology and restoration Shivcharn S. Dhillion and Michelle H. Mills\u003cbr\u003e 17. Oak savanna in the American Southwest Mitchel P. McClaran and Guy R. McPherson\u003cbr\u003e 18. Juniper-Piñon savannas and woodlands of western North America Neil E. West\u003cbr\u003e 19. Serpentine barrens of western North America A. R. Kruckeburg\u003cbr\u003e 20. California oak savanna Barbara Allen-Diaz, James W. Bartolome and Mitchell P. McClaran\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Northern Region: 21. Jack pine barrens of the northern Great Lakes region Kurt S. Pregitzer and Sari C. Sanders\u003cbr\u003e 22. The cliff ecosystem of the Niagara escarpment D. W. Larson, U. Mattes-Sears and P. E. Kelley\u003cbr\u003e 23. Alvars of the Great Lakes region Paul M. Catling and Vivian R. Brownell\u003cbr\u003e 24. The flora and ecology of southern Ontario granite barrens Paul M. Catling and Vivian R. Brownell\u003cbr\u003e 25. The aspen parkland of Canada O. W. Archibold\u003cbr\u003e 26. Subarctic lichen woodlands E. A. Johnson and K. Miyanishi\u003cbr\u003e Index of plants\u003cbr\u003e Index of animals\u003cbr\u003e Topic index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Plant ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plant ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plant%20ecology%20%5BPSTS%5D%22\"\u003ePSTS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005928263960,"sku":"9780521035811","price":53.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521035811i_0fea2d8e-39b6-4e46-8155-7163c5d793a0.jpg?v=1694968323","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/savannas-barrens-and-rock-outcrop-plant-communities-of-north-america-paperback-9780521035811","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}