Perspectives In Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology
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Author |
: William Kirby Smith |
Publisher |
: UNAM |
Total Pages |
: 442 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780578004211 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0578004216 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology by : William Kirby Smith
Park S. Nobel pioneered the coupling of cellular physical chemistry with plant physiology, providing a sound physicochemical interpretation of the laws of diffusion to a rapidly expanding field of plant physiological ecology. His classical textbook is the only one of its kind to provide an extensive array of quantitative problems and solutions in the field of plant biophysics and ecophysiology, extending from the molecular to the ecological level. In this festschrift, former graduate students and postdocs, as well as colleagues of Prof. Nobel present a series of reviews that include scales from sub-cellular to global, and topics that range from desert succulent biology to the physiology of alpine plants, encompassing basic research and applications in agronomy and conservation biology. This state-of-the-field survey provides current and useful information for professionals and graduate students, while illustrating the broad span of the influence that Nobel's career has had on modern ecophysiology.
Author |
: David M. Gates |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 642 |
Release |
: 2012-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486140797 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486140792 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biophysical Ecology by : David M. Gates
This classic and highly influential text presents a uniquely comprehensive view of the field of biophysical ecology. In its analytical interpretation of the ecological responses of plants and animals to their environments, it draws upon studies of energy exchange, gas exchange, and chemical kinetics. The first four chapters offer a preliminary treatment of the applications of biophysical ecology, discussing energy and energy budgets and their applications to plants and animals, and defining radiation laws and units. Succeeding chapters concern the physical environment, covering the topics of radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation. The spectral properties of radiation and matter are reviewed, along with the geometrical, instantaneous, daily, and annual amounts of both shortwave and longwave radiation. The book concludes with more elaborate analytical methods for the study of photosynthesis in plants and energy budgets in animals, in addition to animal and plant temperature responses. This text will prove of value to students and environmental researchers from a variety of fields, particularly ecology, agronomy, forestry, botany, and zoology.
Author |
: Hans Lambers |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 624 |
Release |
: 2008-10-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780387783413 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0387783415 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Plant Physiological Ecology by : Hans Lambers
Box 9E. 1 Continued FIGURE 2. The C–S–R triangle model (Grime 1979). The strategies at the three corners are C, competiti- winning species; S, stress-tolerating s- cies; R,ruderalspecies. Particular species can engage in any mixture of these three primary strategies, and the m- ture is described by their position within the triangle. comment briefly on some other dimensions that Grime’s (1977) triangle (Fig. 2) (see also Sects. 6. 1 are not yet so well understood. and 6. 3 of Chapter 7 on growth and allocation) is a two-dimensional scheme. A C—S axis (Com- tition-winning species to Stress-tolerating spe- Leaf Economics Spectrum cies) reflects adaptation to favorable vs. unfavorable sites for plant growth, and an R- Five traits that are coordinated across species are axis (Ruderal species) reflects adaptation to leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf life-span, leaf N disturbance. concentration, and potential photosynthesis and dark respiration on a mass basis. In the five-trait Trait-Dimensions space,79%ofallvariation worldwideliesalonga single main axis (Fig. 33 of Chapter 2A on photo- A recent trend in plant strategy thinking has synthesis; Wright et al. 2004). Species with low been trait-dimensions, that is, spectra of varia- LMA tend to have short leaf life-spans, high leaf tion with respect to measurable traits. Compared nutrient concentrations, and high potential rates of mass-based photosynthesis. These species with category schemes, such as Raunkiaer’s, trait occur at the ‘‘quick-return’’ end of the leaf e- dimensions have the merit of capturing cont- nomics spectrum.
Author |
: Wagner Rodrigo De Souza |
Publisher |
: Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages |
: 197 |
Release |
: 2023-07-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9782832529348 |
ISBN-13 |
: 2832529348 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Plant Cell Wall: Advances and Current Perspectives by : Wagner Rodrigo De Souza
Author |
: Rajesh Prasad Rastogi |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 485 |
Release |
: 2022-01-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811648731 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811648735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Cyanobacteria by : Rajesh Prasad Rastogi
This book emphasizes and presents the latest information on eco-physiology and biochemistry of cyanobacteria with special emphasis on their biodiversity, molecular mechanisms of some important biological processes and survival mechanisms under myriad of environmental conditions as well as bioremediation. Cyanobacteria are the most dominant prokaryotic floras on the Earth’s surface, and are of great importance in terms of ecological, economical and evolutionary perspectives. They are oldest groups of photosynthetic autotrophs, which create oxygenic atmosphere for the development and sustainability of ecosystems with different life forms. The book presents an integrative approach to their possible biotechnological application in the field of bio-energy and various aspects of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology of photosynthesis. The various chapters describe the different applications of cyanobacteria as bio-energy sources and in phycoremediation. The contents incorporated in this book can be used as a textbook by undergraduate and post-graduate students, teachers, and researchers in the most interesting fields of physicochemical ecology and biochemistry of cyanobacteria.
Author |
: Parvaiz Ahmad |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2013-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461485919 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461485916 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment by : Parvaiz Ahmad
The global population is growing at an alarming rate and is anticipated to reach about 9.6 billion by the end of 2050. Addressing the problem of food scarcity for budding population vis-à-vis environmental changes is the main challenge plant biologists face in the contemporary era. Plant growth and productivity are scarce in many areas of the world due to a wide range of environmental stresses. The productive land is dwindling progressively by various natural and anthropogenic means that lead to enormous crop losses worldwide. Plants often experience these stresses and have the ability to withstand them. However, when the stress exceeds the normal tolerance level, plants accumulate organic osmolytes, osmoprotectants, cryoprotectants and antioxidant enzymes, which helps them tolerate these stresses and assist in their acclimatization towards the particular ambiance needed for maintaining their growth and development. Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment, Volume 1 discuss drought and temperature stresses and their mitigation through different means. This volume illuminates how plants that are bombarded by diverse and changing environmental stimuli, undergo appropriate physiological alterations that enable their survival. The information covered in the book is also useful in building apposite strategies to counter abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. Written by a diverse group of internationally renowned scholars, Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment, Volume 1 is a concise yet comprehensive resource that will be beneficial for the researchers, students, environmentalists and soil scientists of this field.
Author |
: Margaret Kalacska |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2008-02-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000687514 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000687511 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests by : Margaret Kalacska
While frequently used in temperate environments, hyperspectral sensors and data are still a novelty in the tropics. Exploring the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing for assessing ecosystem characteristics, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests focuses on the complex and unique set of challenges involved in using t
Author |
: Michael Tausz |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 293 |
Release |
: 2014-08-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789401791007 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9401791007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Trees in a Changing Environment by : Michael Tausz
This book delivers current state-of-the-science knowledge of tree ecophysiology, with particular emphasis on adaptation to a novel future physical and chemical environment. Unlike the focus of most books on the topic, this considers air chemistry changes (O3, NOx, and N deposition) in addition to elevated CO2 effects and its secondary effects of elevated temperature. The authors have addressed two systems essential for plant life: water handling capacity from the perspective of water transport; the coupling of xylem and phloem water potential and flow; water and nutrition uptake via likely changes in mycorrhizal relationships; control of water loss via stomata and its retention via cellular regulation; and within plant carbon dynamics from the perspective of environmental limitations to growth, allocation to defences, and changes in partitioning to respiration. The authors offer expert knowledge and insight to develop likely outcomes within the context of many unknowns. We offer this comprehensive analysis of tree responses and their capacity to respond to environmental changes to provide a better insight in understanding likelihood for survival, as well as planning for the future with long-lived, stationary organisms adapted to the past: trees.
Author |
: Ratikanta Maiti |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2016-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781119104469 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1119104467 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Autoecology and Ecophysiology of Woody Shrubs and Trees by : Ratikanta Maiti
Forest trees and shrubs play vital ecological roles, reducing the carbon load from the atmosphere by using carbon dioxide in photosynthesis and by the storage of carbon in biomass and wood as a source of energy. Autoecology deals with all aspects of woody plants; the dynamism of populations, physiological traits of trees, light requirements, life history patterns, and physiological and morphological characters. Ecophysiology is defined by various plant growth parameters such as leaf traits, xylem water potential, plant height, basal diameter, and crown architecture which are, in turn, influenced by physiological traits and environmental conditions in the forest ecosystem. In short, this book details research advances in various aspects of woody plants to help forest scientists and foresters manage and protect forest trees and plan their future research. Autoecology and Ecophysiology of Woody Shrubs and Trees is intended to be a guide for students of woody plant autoecology and ecophysiology, as well as for researchers in this field. It is also an invaluable resource for foresters to assist in effective management of forest resources.
Author |
: John A Matthews |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 1490 |
Release |
: 2013-12-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781446264881 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1446264882 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Environmental Change by : John A Matthews
Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field. The encyclopedia includes all of the following aspects of environmental change: Diverse evidence of environmental change, including climate change and changes on land and in the oceans Underlying natural and anthropogenic causes and mechanisms Wide-ranging local, regional and global impacts from the polar regions to the tropics Responses of geo-ecosystems and human-environmental systems in the face of past, present and future environmental change Approaches, methodologies and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling, projecting and predicting change Social, economic and political dimensions of environmental issues, environmental conservation and management and environmental policy Over 4,000 entries explore the following key themes and more: Conservation Demographic change Environmental management Environmental policy Environmental security Food security Glaciation Green Revolution Human impact on environment Industrialization Landuse change Military impacts on environment Mining and mining impacts Nuclear energy Pollution Renewable resources Solar energy Sustainability Tourism Trade Water resources Water security Wildlife conservation The comprehensive coverage of terminology includes layers of entries ranging from one-line definitions to short essays, making this an invaluable companion for any student of physical geography, environmental geography or environmental sciences.