Research Catalog

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Description

1. xx, 513 pages, 4 color plates : 313 figures, 77 tables; 25 cm

Uniform title

1. Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen. English

Alternative title

1. Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen.

Subject

1. Plant ecophysiology

Contents

1. 1. The Environment of Plants -- 1.1. The Surroundings of Plants -- 1.2. Radiation and Climate -- 2. Carbon Utilization and Dry Matter Production -- 2.1. Carbon Metabolism in the Cell -- 2.2. Gas Exchange in Plants -- 2.3. The Carbon Budget of the Whole Plant -- 2.4. The Carbon Budget of Plant Stands -- 2.5. Energy Conversion by the Plant Cover -- 3. The Utilization of Mineral Elements -- 3.1. The Soil as a Nutrient Source for Plants -- 3.2. The Uptake of Mineral Nutrients -- 3.3. Utilization and Deposition of Minerals in the Plant -- 3.4. The Elimination of Minerals -- 3.5. Nitrogen Metabolism -- 3.6. Habitat-Related Aspects of Mineral Metabolism -- 3.7. Mineral Cycling in Plant Communities -- 4. Water Relations -- 4.1. Poikilohydric and Homoiohydric Plants -- 4.2. Water Relations of Plant Cells -- 4.3. Water Relations of the Whole Plant -- 4.4. Water Relations in Plant Communities --
2. 5. Environmental Influences on Growth and Development -- 5.1. Regulation of Growth and Development -- 5.2. Developmental Stages of the Plant Life Cycle -- 5.3. The Seasonality of Growth and Development -- 5.4. Phenology: Plant Development as an Indicator of Weather Characteristics and Climate Changes -- 6. Plants Under Stress -- 6.1. Stress: Disturbance and Syndrome -- 6.2. Solar Radiation Stress -- 6.3. Stress Due to Extreme Temperatures -- 6.4. Oxygen Deficiency -- 6.5. Drought -- 6.6. Salt Stress -- 6.7. Excess of Heavy Metals -- 6.8. Pollutants and Their Impact on the Phytosphere.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-504) and index.