Photosynthetic adaptation
Subtitle: chloroplast to landscape
By: William K. Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Christa Critchley, editors.
Contributors: Smith, William K. 1944-; Vogelmann, Thomas Craig.; Critchley, Christa.
Series: Ecological studies ;; v. 178
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Chloroplasts; Photosynthesis; Plants -- Adaptation
Description: "The impact of global change on sources, sinks, and sequestration of carbon and, ultimately, on future changes in plant distribution and biodiversity patterns depends upon the capacity of plants for light capture and CO[subscript 2] assimilation. This book provides a detailed analysis of photosynthetic mechanisms across the structural and spatial hierarchy from cells to leaves, crowns, canopies, stands and landscapes. The authors question whether photosynthetic adaptations are taking place primarily at the metabolic and biochemical level, or through changes in structure and form, or both. In the interest of genetic engineering applications for plant improvement, they consider the relative importance of genes controlling both metabolic and light reactions, as opposed to the development and arrangement of photosynthetic components."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.