The sixteenth edition of this classic book, which has served generations of undergraduate and postgraduate students, and teachers of plant ecology, is a welcome update on the previous editions by addition of content on the Gaia hypothesis, light factor, draught effects, allelopathy, seed dispersals, litter decomposition, keystone species, xenobiotics, biodiversity and its losses, hotspots, and ecological significance, UV-B and ozone stress in the troposphere and climate change.
 
The book is highly recommended for textbook sections of college and university libraries and personal possession of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students in ecology, environmental sciences, and forestry.