This completely updated and revised second edition provides a unique and up-to-date treatment of all aspects of plant ecology, making it an ideal textbook and reference work for students, researchers, and practitioners. More than 500 high-quality images and drawings, mostly in color, aid readers’ understanding of various key topics, while the clear structure and straightforward style make it user-friendly and particularly useful for students. Written by leading experts, it offers authoritative information, including relevant references.

While Plant Ecology primarily addresses graduate students in biology and ecology, it is also a valuable resource for post-graduate students and researchers in botany, environmental sciences, and landscape ecology, as well as all those whose study or work touches on agriculture, forestry, land use, and landscape management. Key topics include molecular ecophysiology (molecular stress physiology: light, temperature, oxygen deficiency, water deficit (drought), unfavorable soil mineral conditions, biotic stress) and physiological and biophysical plant ecology (ecophysiology of plants: thermal balance, water, nutrient, carbon relations).