Perspectives In Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology

Author : William Kirby Smith
Publisher : UNAM
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780578004211

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Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology by William Kirby Smith Pdf

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 : Park S. Nobel
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0125200218

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Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology by Park S. Nobel Pdf

Intended for researchers, teachers and students in plant physiology, physiological ecology, bioenergetics, cell biology, and agronomy, this text is the successor volume to Biophysical Plant Physiology and Ecology (W.H.Freeman, 1983). Revised, this updated book is based upon the growing quantity of plant research. Topics discussed include cell growth and water relations, membrane channels, mechanisms of active transport, and the bioenergetics of chloroplasts and mitochondria. Features include new or modified figures, over 190 new references, new appendices on constants and conversion factors, and solutions to problems.

Author : Park Nobel
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D01933434Q

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Physicochemical and Plant Physiology by Park Nobel Pdf

A primary objective of this text is to use elementary chemistry, physics, and mathematics to explain and develop concepts that are key to an understanding of various areas of plant physiology in particular and physiology in general. This version has evolved from three W.H. Freeman predecessors: Plant cell physiology; a physicochemical approach (1970), Introduction to biophysical plant physiology (1974), and Biophysical plant physiology and ecology (1983). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811521560

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Plant Ecophysiology and Adaptation under Climate Change: Mechanisms and Perspectives I by Mirza Hasanuzzaman Pdf

This book presents the state-of-the-art in plant ecophysiology. With a particular focus on adaptation to a changing environment, it discusses ecophysiology and adaptive mechanisms of plants under climate change. Over the centuries, the incidence of various abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, atmospheric pollution, metal toxicity due to climate change have regularly affected plants and, and some estimates suggest that environmental stresses may reduce the crop yield by up to 70%. This in turn adversely affects the food security. As sessile organisms, plants are frequently exposed to various environmental adversities. As such, both plant physiology and plant ecophysiology begin with the study of responses to the environment. Provides essential insights, this book can be used for courses such as Plant Physiology, Environmental Science, Crop Production and Agricultural Botany. Volume 1 provides up-to-date information on the impact of climate change on plants, the general consequences and plant responses to various environmental stresses.

Author : Wagner Rodrigo De Souza,Igor Cesarino,Rowan Andrew Craig Mitchell
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832529348

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The Plant Cell Wall: Advances and Current Perspectives by Wagner Rodrigo De Souza,Igor Cesarino,Rowan Andrew Craig Mitchell Pdf

Author : Michael Tausz,Nancy Grulke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401791007

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Trees in a Changing Environment by Michael Tausz,Nancy Grulke Pdf

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 : Margaret Kalacska,G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781420053432

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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests by Margaret Kalacska,G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Pdf

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 : Hans Lambers,F. Stuart Chapin III,Thijs L. Pons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475728552

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Plant Physiological Ecology by Hans Lambers,F. Stuart Chapin III,Thijs L. Pons Pdf

This textbook is remarkable for emphasising that the mechanisms underlying plant physiological ecology can be found at the levels of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology and whole-plant physiology. The authors begin with the primary processes of carbon metabolism and transport, plant-water relations, and energy balance. After considering individual leaves and whole plants, these physiological processes are then scaled up to the level of the canopy. Subsequent chapters discuss mineral nutrition and the ways in which plants cope with nutrient-deficient or toxic soils. The book then looks at patterns of growth and allocation, life-history traits, and interactions between plants and other organisms. Later chapters deal with traits that affect decomposition of plant material and with plant physiological ecology at the level of ecosystems and global environmental processes.

Author : Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez,Natalya Sergeevna Ivanova
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119104469

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Autoecology and Ecophysiology of Woody Shrubs and Trees by Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez,Natalya Sergeevna Ivanova Pdf

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 : Parvaiz Ahmad,Mohd Rafiq Wani
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461485919

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Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment by Parvaiz Ahmad,Mohd Rafiq Wani Pdf

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 : John A Matthews
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1490 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781446264881

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Change by John A Matthews Pdf

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.

Author : Janet I. Sprent
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444316397

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Legume Nodulation by Janet I. Sprent Pdf

This important book provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the world's leguminous plants and their symbiotic bacteria. Written by Professor Janet Sprent, a world authority in the area, Legume Nodulation contains comprehensive details of the following: An up to date review of legume taxonomy and a full list of the world's genera Details of how legumes are distributed throughout the world A review of the evolution of legume nodulation Comprehensive details of all microorganisms known to be symbiotic with legumes Ecological and environmental aspects of legume-bacteria symbiosis Legume Nodulation is an essential purchase for plant scientists, agronomists, ecologists and microbiologists. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological and agricultural sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this landmark publication.

Author : Negin Imani,Brenda Vale
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000541908

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Heating with Wolves, Cooling with Cacti by Negin Imani,Brenda Vale Pdf

This book describes the detailed process behind the development of a comprehensive thermo-bio-architectural framework (the ThBA). This framework systematically connects the thermal performance requirements of a building to relevant solutions found in the natural world. This is the first time that architecture has been connected to biology in this manner. The book provides an in-depth understanding of thermoregulatory strategies in animals and plants and links these to equivalent solutions in architectural design. The inclusion of this fundamental knowledge, along with the systematic process of accessing it, should open up new avenues for the generation of energy efficient and sustainable buildings.

Author : Gerald Alexander Islebe,Sophie Calmé,Jorge L. León-Cortés,Birgit Schmook
Publisher : Springer
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319065298

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Biodiversity and Conservation of the Yucatán Peninsula by Gerald Alexander Islebe,Sophie Calmé,Jorge L. León-Cortés,Birgit Schmook Pdf

This book provides information relevant for the conservation of biodiversity and the sound management of the coastal and forest ecosystems of the Yucatan Peninsula in the face of global change. Various aspects of the biodiversity of the Yucatan Peninsula are analyzed in an integrative manner, including phenological, ecophysiological, ecological and conservation aspects of plants and animals and their relationships with humans in coastal and forest ecosystems.

Author : Hemanth Vasanthaiah,Devaiah Kambiranda
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789533077796

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Plants and Environment by Hemanth Vasanthaiah,Devaiah Kambiranda Pdf

Changing environmental condition and global population demands understanding the plant responses to hostile environment. Significant progress has been made over the past few decades through amalgamation of molecular breeding with non-conventional breeding. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms to stress tolerance has received considerable scientific scrutiny because of the uniqueness of such processes to plant biology, and also its importance in the campaign "Freedom From Hunger". The main intention of this publication is to provide a state-of-the-art and up-to-date knowledge of recent developments in understanding of plant responses to major abiotic stresses, limitations and the current status of crop improvement. A better insight will help in taking a multidisciplinary approach to address the issues affecting plant development and performance under adverse conditions. I trust this book will act as a platform to excel in the field of stress biology.