Environmental physiology of plants
Material type: TextPublication 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 onlineItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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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