Thomas J. Givnish (ed.)On the Economy of Plant Form and Function
Proceedings of the Sixth Maria Moors Cabot Symposium
Herausgeber: Givnish, Thomas J.; Thomas J., Givnish
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Economics of Gas Exchange: 1. The
photosynthesis-nitrogen relationship in wild plants Christopher Field and
Harold A. Mooney; 2. Modifications of solar-radiation absorption patterns
and implications for carbon gain at the leaf level James R. Ehleringer and
Kenneth S. Werk; 3. Form and orientation in relation to PAR interception by
cacti and agaves Park S. Nobel; 4. Unusual strategies of light absorption
in rain-forest herbs David W. Lee; 5. Economics of carbon fixation in
higher plants Ian R. Cowan; 6. Optimal stomatal conductance, allocation of
energy between leaves and roots, and the marginal cost of transpiration
Thomas J. Givnish; 7. Internal leaf structure: a three-dimensional
perspective David F. Parkhurst; 8. Competing root systems: morphology and
models of absorption Martyn M. Caldwell and James H. Richards; 9.
Belowground costs: hydraulic conductance Edwin L. Fiscus; 10. Economy of
symbiotic nitrogen fixation John S. Pate; 11. Ecological patterns of xylem
anatomy Pieter Baas; 12. Turgor maintenance in Hawaiian Dubautia species:
the role of variation in tissue osmotic and elastic properties Robert H.
Robichaux, Kent E. Holsinger and Suzanne R. Morse; 13. Adaptations for
water and thermal balance in Andean giant rosette plants Frederick Meinzer
and Guillermo Goldstein; Part II. Economics of Support: 14. Evolution of
plant life forms John A. Raven; 15. Branching patterns and angles in trees
Jack B. Fisher; 16. Biomechanical constraints on crown geometry in forest
herbs Thomas J. Givnish; 17. The roles of carbon balance and branching
pattern in the growth of woody species E.-Detlef Schulze, Manfred Küppers
and Rainer Matyssek; 18. Seaweeds in moving water: form and mechanical
function Mimi A. R. Koehl; 19. Functional geometry of seaweeds: ecological
consequences of thallus layering and shape in contrasting light
environments Mark E. Hay; Part III. Economics of Biotic Interactions: 20.
Costs of defense and their effects on plant productivity Sherry L. Gulmon
and Harold A. Mooney; Index.
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