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Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II

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Authors:
  1. Christoph Leuschner

    1. Plant Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  2. Heinz Ellenberg

    1. University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  • A comprehensive overview and up-to-date synthesis of Central Europe’s open land (non-forest) vegetation including about 3000 references

  • Gives a complete account of all non-forest vegetation types such as dunes and saltmarshes, mires, ponds and rivers, and alpine vegetation, as well as managed grasslands, heaths, arable and ruderal communities, and urban vegetation, analysing their structure, community ecology, biogeochemistry and dynamics

  • Includes nearly 500 informative figures, tables and photographs

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
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  2. Natural or Near-Natural Formations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Salt Marshes and Inland Saline Habitats

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 3-61

    3. Sand Dunes and Their Vegetation Series

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 63-115

    4. Mires

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 117-187

    5. Vegetation of Freshwater Habitats

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 189-269

    6. Vegetation of the Alpine and Nival Belts

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 271-431

  3. Partly or Mostly Anthropogenic Formations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 433-433
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    2. Dwarf Shrub Heaths and Nardus Grasslands

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 435-494

    3. Nutrient-Poor Dry Grasslands

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 495-596

    4. Agricultural Grassland on Mesic to Wet Soils

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 597-731

    5. Communities on Heavy Metal-Rich Soils

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 733-749

    6. Banks, Shorelines and Muddy Habitats Influenced by Man

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 751-764

    7. Ruderal Communities on Drier Soils

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 765-778

    8. Vegetation of Arable Fields, Gardens and Vineyards

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 779-839

    9. Vegetation of Human Settlements

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 841-860

    10. Syntaxonomic Overview of the Vascular Plant Communities of Central Europe: Non-Forest Formations

      • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
      Pages 861-872

  4. Erratum

    • Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg
    Pages E1-E3

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 873-1093
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About this book

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed.     

Authors and Affiliations

  • Plant Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Christoph Leuschner

  • University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Heinz Ellenberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats

  • Book Subtitle: Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II

  • Authors: Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43048-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43046-1Published: 10 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82725-4Published: 14 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43048-5Published: 13 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 1094

  • Number of Illustrations: 319 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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