The herbaceous layer in forests of eastern North America (Oxford University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-400)
Introduction : conceptual framework for studies of the herbaceous layer / Frank S. Gilliam and Mark R. Roberts -- Nutrient relations of the herbaceous layer in deciduous forest ecosystems / Robert N. Muller -- Ecophysiology of the herbaceous layer in temperate deciduous forests / Howard S. Neufeld and Donald R. Young -- Interactions of nutrient effects with other biotic factors in the herbaceous layer / Wendy B. Anderson -- Populations of and threats to rare plants of the herb layer : more challenges and opportunities for conservation biologists / Claudia L. Jolls -- The herbaceous layer of eastern old-growth deciduous forests / Brian C. McCarthy -- Habitat heterogeneity and maintenance of species in understory communities / Susan W. Beatty -- Interactions between the herbaceous layer and overstory canopy of eastern forests : a mechanism for linkage / Frank S. Gilliam and Mark R. Roberts -- Temporal and spatial patterns of herbaceous layer communities in the North Carolina Piedmont / Norman L. Christensen and Frank S. Gilliam -- Composition and dynamics of the understory vegetation in the boreal forest of Quebec / Louis De Grandpré [and others] -- The herbaceous layer as a filter determining spatial pattern in forest tree regeneration / Lisa O. George and Fakhri A. Bazzaz -- Invasions of forests in the eastern United States / James O. Luken -- Response of the herbaceous layer to disturbance in eastern forests / Mark R. Roberts and Frank S. Gilliam -- The dynamic nature of the herbaceous layer : synthesis and future directions for research / Frank S. Gilliam and Mark R. Roberts
Focusing on the herbaceous layer of eastern forests, this volume combines perspectives from different levels of biological organization (ecophysiology to ecosystems) and forest types (from the eastern boreal forest to southeastern pine forests) into a synthesis of our knowledge of the ecology