Physiological Plant Ecology

About this book

The last decade has seen rapid and major advances in our understanding of the physiological ecology of plants. This volume contains 22 chapters that review some of these advances. The papers were presented at the 39th symposium meeting of the British Ecological Society held at the University of York in September 1998.

Contents

Part I: Resource Acqusition And Utilization: 1. Compromising Efficiency: The Molecular Ecology Of Light-Resource Utilisation In Plants: C.B. Osmond, J.M. Anderson, M.C. Ball And J.J.G. Egerton 2. Acquisition, Partitioning And Loss Of Carbon: J.F. Farrar 3. Resource Acquisition By Plants: The Role Of Crown Architecture: R.W. Pearcy And F. Valladares 4. Plant Responses To Small Perturbations In Soil Water Status: W.J. Davies And D.J.G. Gowing 5. Evolution And Ecology Of Plant Mineral Nutrition: F.R. Stewart And S. Schmidt 6. Roots As Dynamic Systems: The Developmental Ecology Of Roots And Roots Systems: A.H. Fitter Part II: Interactions Between Organisms: 7. The Ecophysiology Of Mycorrhizal Symbioses With Special Reference To Impacts Upon Plant Fitness: D.J. Read 8. Measuring Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Case Studies Of Natural And Agricultural Ecosystems In A Western Australian Setting: J.S.Pate And M.J. Unkovich 9. Parasitic Plants: Physiological And Ecological Interactions With Their Hosts: M.C. Press, J.D. Scholes And J.R. Watling 10. Herbivory: M.J. Crawley Part III: Responses To Global Environmental Change: 11. SO2 Pollution: A Bygone Problem Or A Continuing Hazard: T.A. Mansfield 12. Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses To Solar UV-B Radiation Mediated By Vegetation, Microbes And Abiotic Photochemistry: M.M. Caldwell, P.S. Searles, S.D. Flint And P.W. Barnes 13. Understanding The Impacts Of Rising CO2: The Contribution Of Environmental Physiology: S.P. Long 14. Genetic Vs. Environmental Control Of Ecophysiological Processes: Some Challenges For Predicting Community Responses To Global Change: F.A. Bazzaz And K.A. Stinson Part IV: Ecosystems: 15. Alpine Plants: Stressed Or Adapted? Ch. Korner 16. Arctic Plants: Adaptations And Environmental Change: J.A. Lee 17. Ecophysiology Of Mangroves: Challenges In Linking Physiological Processes With Petterns In Forest Structure: M.C. Ball And M.A. Sobrado 18. Water Use In Arid Land Ecosystems: J.R. Ehleringer, S. Schwinning And R. Gebauer 19. Environmental Controls Of Gas Exchange In Tropical Rain Forests: J. Grace Part V: Integration And Scaling: 20. Comparative Plant Ecology And The Role Of Phylogenetic Information: D.D. Ackerly 21. Stable Isotopes Reveal Exchanges Between Soil, Plants And The Atmosphere: H. Griffiths, A Borland, J. Gillon, K. Harwood, K. Maxwell And J. Wilson 22. Issues When Scaling From Plants To Globe: F.I. Woodward

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