Environmental physiology of plants

By: Fitter, AlastairContributor(s): Hay, Robert K. MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c2002Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 367 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN: 0122577663 ; 9780122577666Subject(s): Plant ecophysiology | Plant ecologyDDC classification: 581.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Plant growth and development -- The influence of the environment -- Evolution of adaptation -- Comparative ecology and phylogeny -- The Acquisition of Resources -- Energy and Carbon -- The radiation environment -- Radiation -- Irradiance -- Temporal variation -- Leaf canopies -- Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants -- Perception -- Germination -- Morphogenesis -- Placement -- Flowering -- Effects of irradiance on plants -- Responses to low irradiance -- Photosynthesis at high irradiance -- Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations -- Photosynthetic responses -- Whole-plant responses -- Mineral Nutrients -- Nutrients in the soil system -- Soil diversity -- Concentrations -- Ion exchange -- Cycles -- Transport -- Limiting steps -- Physiology of ion uptake -- Kinetics -- Interactions -- Regulation -- Morphological responses -- Root fraction -- Root diameter and root hairs -- Root density and distribution -- Turnover -- Soil micro-organisms -- The nature of the rhizosphere -- Nitrogen fixation -- Mycorrhizas -- General patterns of response to soil nutrients -- Water -- Properties of water -- The water relations of plants and soils -- Water potential -- The water relations of plant cells -- Plant water stress -- Supply of water by the soil -- Loss of water from transpiring leaves -- Water movement in whole plants -- Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments -- Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage.
Summary: This third edition maintains the structure and philosophy of the original, providing a genuine synthesis of modern ecological and physiological thinking, while entirely updating the detailed content. New features include a fresh, unified treatment of toxicity, emphasizing common features of plant response to ionic, gaseous, and other toxins, explicit treatment of issues relating to global change, and a section on the role of fire in plant physiology and communities
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Included Index

Plant growth and development --
The influence of the environment --
Evolution of adaptation --
Comparative ecology and phylogeny --
The Acquisition of Resources --
Energy and Carbon --
The radiation environment --
Radiation --
Irradiance --
Temporal variation --
Leaf canopies --
Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants --
Perception --
Germination --
Morphogenesis --
Placement --
Flowering --
Effects of irradiance on plants --
Responses to low irradiance --
Photosynthesis at high irradiance --
Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations --
Photosynthetic responses --
Whole-plant responses --
Mineral Nutrients --
Nutrients in the soil system --
Soil diversity --
Concentrations --
Ion exchange --
Cycles --
Transport --
Limiting steps --
Physiology of ion uptake --
Kinetics --
Interactions --
Regulation --
Morphological responses --
Root fraction --
Root diameter and root hairs --
Root density and distribution --
Turnover --
Soil micro-organisms --
The nature of the rhizosphere --
Nitrogen fixation --
Mycorrhizas --
General patterns of response to soil nutrients --
Water --
Properties of water --
The water relations of plants and soils --
Water potential --
The water relations of plant cells --
Plant water stress --
Supply of water by the soil --
Loss of water from transpiring leaves --
Water movement in whole plants --
Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments --
Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage.

This third edition maintains the structure and philosophy of the original, providing a genuine synthesis of modern ecological and physiological thinking, while entirely updating the detailed content. New features include a fresh, unified treatment of toxicity, emphasizing common features of plant response to ionic, gaseous, and other toxins, explicit treatment of issues relating to global change, and a section on the role of fire in plant physiology and communities

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