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Wild plant communities are the driving force behind life on Earth. By capturing solar energy, they sustain the immense diversity of life and shape the environmental conditions on which all organisms depend. Yet many ecological studies fail to integrate population and ecosystem processes, leaving our understanding of long-term vegetation dynamics incomplete.
In this book, Frank Berendse presents a unifying ecological theory that connects plants, soils, herbivores, pathogens, and ecosystem processes within a single framework. Drawing on decades of theoretical and experimental research, he reveals how plant-soil interactions shape ecosystems across landscapes and through time, from heathlands and forests to the evolutionary rise of flowering plants that transformed life on Earth.
In this book, Frank Berendse presents a unifying ecological theory that connects plants, soils, herbivores, pathogens, and ecosystem processes within a single framework. Drawing on decades of theoretical and experimental research, he reveals how plant-soil interactions shape ecosystems across landscapes and through time, from heathlands and forests to the evolutionary rise of flowering plants that transformed life on Earth.
Price: $54.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill | Wageningen Academic
Publication Date:
17 December 2026
ISBN: 9789004775176
Format: Paperback
Frank Berendse is Emeritus Professor of Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology at Wageningen University and Guest Professor at Utrecht University. His research explores the long-term dynamics of ecosystems, plant–soil interactions, and biodiversity conservation. He is the author of numerous scientific publications and books for a general audience.