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The book investigates the cultural and political dimension of Roman arboriculture and the associated movement of plants from one corner of the empire to the other. It uses the convergent perspectives offered by textual and archaeological sources to sketch a picture of large-scale arboriculture as a phenomenon primarily driven by elite activity and imperialism. Arboriculture had a clear cultural role in the Roman world: it was used to construct the public persona of many elite Romans, with the introduction of new plants from far away regions or the development of new cultivars contributing to the elite competitive display. Exotic plants from conquered regions were also displayed as trophies in military triumphs, making plants an element of the language of imperialism. Annalisa Marzano argues that the Augustan era was a key moment for the development of arboriculture and identifies colonists and soldiers as important agents contributing to plant dispersal and diversity.

Arboriculture --- Gardens --- HISTORY --- Plants --- Political aspects --- Ancient --- General. --- Dispersal --- Dispersal. --- Rome (Empire). --- Sylviculture --- Jardins --- Plantes --- Aspect politique --- Dissémination

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This advanced textbook is the first to explore the consequences of plant dispersal for population and community dynamics, spatial patterns, and evolution. It successfully integrates a rapidly expanding body of theoretical and empirical research.· The first comprehensive treatment of plant dispersal set within a population framework· Examines both the processes and consequence of dispersal· Spans the entire range of research, from natural history and collection of empirical data to modeling and evolutionary theory· Provides a clear and simple explanation of mathematical concepts

Plants --- Plant populations --- Vegetation dynamics --- Plantes --- Végétation --- Dispersal --- Dissémination --- Populations --- Dynamique --- Population végétale --- plant population --- Dynamique des populations --- population dynamics --- Écologie des populations --- population ecology --- Compétition végétale --- Plant competition --- Dissémination des graines --- seed dispersal --- Plant populations. --- Plants -- Dispersal. --- Vegetation dynamics. --- Plant Ecology --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- ECO Ecology --- plant ecology --- plant dispersal --- invasive species --- global change --- climatic changes --- 581.522.6 --- 574.34 --- Migration. Dissemination --- Population dynamics --- 574.34 Population dynamics --- 581.522.6 Migration. Dissemination --- Dispersal. --- Végétation --- Dissémination --- Dynamics of vegetation --- Populations, Plant --- Dispersal of plants --- Plant dispersal --- Acclimatization (Plants) --- Plant communities --- Vegetation and climate --- Plant ecology --- Population biology --- Plants - Dispersal