This richly illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the

Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.

The book portrays New Jersey as an ecosystem--its geology, topography and soil, climate, plant-plant and plant-animal relationships, and the human impact on the

Although ecologists have long considered morphology and life history to be important determinants of the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of plants in natu