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03136aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 8E873B14EB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210723010030 008 210325t20212019enkaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0198869304 ; 020 $a 9780198869306 ; 035 $a (OCoLC)1243279228 040 $a Y#6 $b eng $c Y#6 $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 050 4 $a QH541.5.P7 $b B663 2021 100 1 $a Bond, William J., $d 1948- $e author. 245 10 $a Open ecosystems : $b ecology and evolution beyond the forest edge / $c William J. Bond. 264 1 $a Oxford, United Kingdom : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xi, 178 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 25 cm 500 $a First published in paperback 2021. 520 $a "This book explores the geography, ecology, and antiquity of 'open ecosystems', which include grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. They occur in climates that can support closed forest ecosystems and often form mosaics with forest patches. With the aid of remote sensing, it is now clear that open ecosystems are a global phenomenon and occur over vast areas in climates that could also support forests. This book goes beyond regional narratives and seeks general explanations for their existence. It develops the theme of open ecosystems as being widespread and ancient, with a distinct biota from that of closed forests. It examines hypotheses for their maintenance in climate zones favouring the development of forests, including fire, vertebrate herbivory, and soils hostile for tree growth. Open Ecosystems: ecology and evolution beyond the forest edge provides an accessible introduction for graduate students and researchers of open (non-forested) ecosystem ecology in departments of ecology, geography, and environmental science. It will also be of relevance and use to professional ecologists, biogeographers, and global change biologists requiring a concise, authoritative overview of the topic."--Page 4 of cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-174) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction to open ecosystems : a global anomaly and a local example -- The pattern of open ecosystems and the climates in which they occur -- Uncertain ecosystems : the conceptual framework -- The nature of open ecosystems -- The origins of closed and open ecosystems : fossils and phylogenies -- Soils and open ecosystems -- Fire and open ecosystems -- Vertebrate herbivory and open ecosystems -- The future of open ecosystems. 650 0 $a Grassland ecology. 650 0 $a Savanna ecology. 650 0 $a Shrubland ecology. 650 0 $a Fire ecology. 650 0 $a Ecology. 650 7 $a Ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901476 650 7 $a Fire ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925297 650 7 $a Grassland ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00946801 650 7 $a Savanna ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01105938 650 7 $a Shrubland ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01117863 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210723014841.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8E873B14EB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search