Physiological plant ecology
Subtitle: ecophysiology and stress physiology of functional groups
By: Walter Larcher
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: Plant ecophysiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-504) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Environment of Plants --; title: The Surroundings of Plants --; title: Radiation and Climate --; title: Carbon Utilization and Dry Matter Production --; title: Carbon Metabolism in the Cell --; title: Gas Exchange in Plants --; title: The Carbon Budget of the Whole Plant --; title: The Carbon Budget of Plant Stands --; title: Energy Conversion by the Plant Cover --; title: The Utilization of Mineral Elements --; title: The Soil as a Nutrient Source for Plants --; title: The Uptake of Mineral Nutrients --; title: Utilization and Deposition of Minerals in the Plant --; title: The Elimination of Minerals --; title: Nitrogen Metabolism --; title: Habitat-Related Aspects of Mineral Metabolism --; title: Mineral Cycling in Plant Communities --; title: Water Relations --; title: Poikilohydric and Homoiohydric Plants --; title: Water Relations of Plant Cells --; title: Water Relations of the Whole Plant --; title: Water Relations in Plant Communities --; title: Environmental Influences on Growth and Development --; title: Regulation of Growth and Development --; title: Developmental Stages of the Plant Life Cycle --; title: The Seasonality of Growth and Development --; title: Phenology: Plant Development as an Indicator of Weather Characteristics and Climate Changes --; title: Plants Under Stress --; title: Stress: Disturbance and Syndrome --; title: Solar Radiation Stress --; title: Stress Due to Extreme Temperatures --; title: Oxygen Deficiency --; title: Drought --; title: Salt Stress --; title: Excess of Heavy Metals --; title: Pollutants and Their Impact on the Phytosphere --; title: M. Kuppers: Space Filling by Foliage: The Effect of Growth Form and Architecture on the Light Environment --; title: M. Kuppers: Space Filling by Foliage: Simulation of Crown Architectural Growth as a Factor in Competition.