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  title info:
    title: Western North American Juniperus Communities
    sub title: A Dynamic Vegetation Type
  name:
    name part: Auken, O. W. Van.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2008
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XX, 316 p. 114 illus. online resource.
  abstract: Juniperus woodlands and savannas in western North America are both extensive and dynamic, occupying approximately 55 million hectares. Various species of Juniperus have been increasing in density and are expanding into associated grasslands, reducing the size of the grasslands. The reason for the Juniperus expansion is highly debated, but seems to be related to high levels of herbivory, changing fire frequency and probably global change phenomena. Western North American Juniperus Communities addresses various aspects of the biology, ecology, and management of Juniperus woodlands and savannas, by synthesizing past, current, and proposed future research. The book includes information on community distribution, composition, and structure; the effects of alterations in ecosystem processes such as modifications in water budgets; and the impacts of humans, herbivory, and fire on the communities. The book will provide professionals with a solid background in Juniperus ecosystems, enabling them to better understand the communities and manage the communities for maximum sustained productivity and diversity. About the Editor: O. W. Van Auken is Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  table of contents: Ecology -- Western North American Juniperus Communities: Patterns and Causes of Distribution and Abundance -- Structure and Composition of Juniperus Communities and Factors That Control Them -- Distribution of Juniperus Woodlands in Central Texas in Relation to General Abiotic Site Type -- Structure and Function of Woodland Mosaics: Consequences of Patch-Scale Heterogeneity and Connectivity Along the Grassland–Forest Continuum -- Comparison of the Understory Vegetation of Juniperus Woodlands -- The Potential Role of Mycorrhizae in the Growth and Establishment of Juniperus Seedlings -- Encroachment: Community Changes -- Ecological Impacts of Ashe Juniper on Subtropical Savanna Parklands and Woodlands -- Ecological Consequences of the Replacement of Native Grassland by Juniperus virginiana and Other Woody Plants -- Altered Ecosystem Processes as a Consequence of Juniperus virginiana L. Encroachment into North American Tallgrass Prairie -- Juniper Tree Impacts on Local Water Budgets -- Juniperus Woodlands and the Water Cycle on Karst Rangelands -- Management -- The Combined Influence of Grazing, Fire, and Herbaceous Productivity on Tree–Grass Interactions -- Ecological Consequences of Using Prescribed Fire and Herbivory to Manage Juniperus Encroachment -- From the Dust Bowl to the Green Glacier: Human Activity and Environmental Change in Great Plains Grasslands -- Reversing the Woodland Steady State: Vegetation Responses During Restoration of Juniperus-Dominated Grasslands with Chaining and Fire -- The Future -- Conclusions: Present Understanding and Future Research in Juniperus Communities.
  note: edited by O. W. Van Auken.
  subject:
    topic: Life sciences
  subject:
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Landscape ecology
  subject:
    topic: Plant ecology
  subject:
    topic: Forestry management
  subject:
    topic: Environmental management
  subject:
    topic: Nature conservation
  subject:
    topic: Life Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Environmental Management
  subject:
    topic: Plant Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Nature Conservation
  subject:
    topic: Forestry Management
  subject:
    topic: Landscape Ecology
  classification: QH540-549.5
  classification: 577
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Ecological Studies, 196
  identifier: 9780387340036
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34003-6
  record info:
    record creation date: 100301
    record change date: 20151204151453.0
    record identifier: 978-0-387-34003-6