Part I Background and Basic Concepts Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 A Brief History of Plant Ecology Part II The Species As An Ecological Unit Chapter 3 The Species in the Environmental Complex Chpater 4 Population Structure and Plant Demography Chapter 5 Life Historiy Patterns and Resource Allocation Chapter 6 Species Interactions Competition and Amensalism Chapter 7 Species Interactions Competition Protocooperation Mutualism and Herbivory Part III The Community As An Ecology Unit Chapter 8 Community Concepsts and Attributes Chapter 9 Methods of Sampling the Plant Community Chapter 10 Classification and Ordination of Plant Communities Chapter 11 Succession Chapter 12 Productivity Chapter 13 Mineral Cycles Part IV Environmental Factor Chapter 14 Light and Temperature Chapter 15 Photosynthesis Chapter 16 Fire Chapter 17 Soil Chapter 18 Water The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere System Chapter 19 Water Environment and Adaptations Chapter 20 Major Vegetation Types of North America