J. P. Cooper

Photosynthesis and Productivity in Different Environments

Herausgeber: Cooper, J. P.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1975, this volume provides a unique comparative treatment of annual and seasonal photosynthetic production in both terrestrial and aquatic environments on a world scale and examines the efficiency with which incoming light energy is utilised in different types of natural and managed vegetation, including agricultural crops. It discusses the characteristics of the vegetation which determine this productivity, including such features as leaf or plant arrangement in relation to light interception, the photosynthetic activity of the individual leaves or other organs and the strategy of the plant in making use of assimilates for growth and development. Most professional ecologists and plant physiologists will find much to interest them here and the book should form valuable background reading for students in plant biology, ecology and agriculture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 744
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1057g
• ISBN-13: 9780521113427
• ISBN-10: 0521113423
• Artikelnr.: 29425281

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Foreword I. Malek and O. V. Zalensky; 1. Introduction
J. P. Cooper; Part I. Primary Production in Terrestrial Ecosystems: 2.
Primary production of forests T. Kira; 3. Primary production of grazing
lands M. M. Caldwell; 4. Primary production of tundra F. E. Wielgolaski; 5.
Primary production of deserts E. -D. Schulze and L. Kappen; 5.1
Physiological basis of primary production of perennial higher plants in the
Negev desert E. -D. Schulze, O. L. Lange, L. Kappen, M. Evenari and U.
Buschbom; 5.2 The biomass production of some higher plants in Near-Eastern
and American deserts M. Evenari, S. Bamberg, E. -D. Schulze, L. Kappen, O.
L. Lange and U. Buschbom; 5.3 Potential photosynthesis of Central Asian
desert plants O. V. Zalensky; 5.4 Primary production of lower plants
(lichens) in the desert and its physiological basis L. Kappen, O. L. Lange,
E. -D. Schulze, M. Evenari and U. Buschbom; 6. Productivity of agricultural
ecosystems R. S. Loomis and P. A. Gerakis; 7. Functioning of the biosphere
at the primary production level - objectives and achievements F. E.
Eckardt; Part II. Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems: 8. Primary
production of freshwater macrophytes D. F. Westlake; 9. Primary production
of marine macrophytes K. H. Mann and A. R. O. Chapman; 10. Primary
production of freshwater microphytes J. F. Talling; 11. Primary production
of marine microphytes T. Platt and D. V. Subba Rao; 12. Primary production
of aquatic plants - conclusions J. F. Talling; Part III. Distribution of
Radiant Energy and CO2 in Relation to Community Structure and
Stratification: 13. Distribution of radiant energy and CO2 in terrestrial
communities T. Saeki; 14. The roles of nutrient cycling and radiant energy
in aquatic communities D. W. Schindler and E. J. Fee; 15. Solar radiation
and carbon dioxide in plant communities - conclusions Margaret C. Anderson;
Part IV. Photosynthetic Activity of Individual Plants and Tissues: 16.
Photosynthetic mechanisms in higher plants J. H. Troughton; 17.
Photosynthesis in mosses and lichens P. Kallio and L. Karenlampi; 18.
Photosynthetic systems - conclusions Ph. Chartier and J. Catsky; Part V.
Use of Assimilates for Maintenance, Growth and Development: 19. Biochemical
pathways in unicellular plants G. E. Fogg; 20. Use of assimilates in higher
plants F. W. T. Penning de Vries; 21. Source-sink relations and the
partition of assimilates in the plant P. F. Wareing and J. Patrick; 22.
Beyond photosynthesis - the role of respiration, translocation and growth
potential in determining productivity L. T. Evans; Part VI. Influence of
Stress Factors and the Use of Assimilates: 23. Water stress, photosynthesis
and the use of photosynthates B. Slavik; 24. Influence of mineral nutrition
on photosynthesis and the use of assimilates L. Natr; 25. Influence of
temperature stress on CO2-gas exchange H. Bauer, W. Larcher and R. B.
Walker; 26. Effects of environmental stress on photosynthesis - conclusions
D. Koller; Part VII. Actual and Potential Production in Photosynthetic
Systems: 27. Control of photosynthetic production in terrestrial systems J.
P. Cooper; 28. Crop simulation and experimental evaluation - a case study
H. van Keulen, W. Louwerse, L. Sibma and Th. Alberda; 29. Control of
photosynthetic production in aquatic ecosystems E. Stengel and C. J.
Soeder; 30. Actual and potential photosynthetic production - conclusions W.
R. Stern; Part VIII. Conclusions: 31. Photosynthesis and productivity in
different environments E. C. Wassink; List of supplementary papers
submitted at the IBP Aberystwyth Meeting, April 1973; Index.