J. P. Cooper

Photosynthesis and Productivity in Different Environments

Herausgeber: Cooper, J. P.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides a unique comparative treatment of annual and seasonal photosynthetic production in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

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.