Geographical Changes in Vegetation and Plant Functional TypesThis book presents studies on current vegetation topics, from polar to tropical regions. It is a festschrift to mark the 70th birthday of Prof. Elgene O. Box, who has studied vegetation all over the world, both through fieldwork and modeling. It reflects a number of his interests, including basic ecological plant forms (cf plant functional types), temperate zone forests, and evergreen versus seasonal patterns. Section 1 discusses the concept of