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1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Chapter 1 The Environment of Plants 5 -- 1. The Biotopes 5 -- 1.1. The atmosphere 5 -- 1.2. The hydrosphere 8 -- 1.3. The lithosphere 9 -- 2. Aquatic Environments 10 -- 2.2. Photosynthesis in the aquatic environment 11 -- 3. Soils 15 -- 3.1. Physicochemical properties of soils 16 -- 3.2. Hygrometry of soils 19 -- 3.3. pH and ions 19 -- 4. Reactions of Plants to Biotopes 19 -- 4.1. General characters vis-a-vis various parameters 19 -- 4.2. Plants in normally extreme situations or exceptionally abnormal situations 24 -- 5. The Biotic Environment 31 -- 5.2. The environment of animals 32 -- 5.3. The role of microorganisms 38 -- 5.4. Effects of other plants 39 -- Chapter 2 Photosynthesis and Plant Production 41 -- 2. Photosynthesis with Two Photosystems 42 -- 2.2. Photochemical reactions 43 -- 2.3. Movement of electrons 45 -- 2.4. Biochemical reactions 47 -- 2.5. Photosynthesis integrated with plant physiology: source-sink relationships 59 -- 3. Major Factors of the Biotope Acting on Photosynthesis 65 -- 3.1. Light 65 -- 3.2. Photosynthesis and temperature 68 -- 3.3. Photosynthesis and mineral nutrition 72 -- 3.4. Photosynthesis and pH 80 -- 4. Inputs of Fluorimetry 84 -- 4.1. Analysis of rapid kinetics of fluorescence in modulated light 84 -- 4.2. Application to the study of photoinhibition 98 -- 5. Respiration of Higher Plants and Its Relationship to Photosynthesis 99 -- 5.2. Routes and controls of respiration 99 -- 6. Overall Productivity on the Ecosystem Scale 109 -- Chapter 3 Hydro-mineral Equilibrium 112 -- 1. Plants and Water 112 -- 1.2. Water that enters 114 -- 1.3. Water that circulates 117 -- 1.4. Water that is lost 119 -- 1.5. Hydric equilibrium of the entire plant 127 -- 2. Mineral Supply 134 -- 2.2. Absorption of mineral ions by plant cells 134 -- 2.3. Absorption by roots 136 -- 2.4. Mineral content and use of minerals by plants 139 -- 2.5. Mineral quality of soils and plant distribution 141 -- 3. Results: Diversity of Policies for Water Management Depending on Species and Habitats 141 -- 3.2. Ligneous organisms 143 -- 3.3. Herbaceous plants 146 -- Chapter 4 Ecophysiology of Development 150 -- 2. External Factors and Hormones in Regulation of Development 151 -- 2.1. Role of light 152 -- 2.2. The role of temperature 156 -- 2.3. Hormones and growth regulation 160 -- 3. Development After Germination 163 -- 3.1. Period of vegetative growth 163 -- 3.2. Development during reproductive phase 164 -- 4. Senescence and Recycling Phase 168 -- 5. Seasonal and Multi-Annual Variations of Development 172 -- 5.1. Phenology 172 -- Chapter 5 Plants under Stress 178 -- 2. What Happens During Stress? 180 -- 2.1. A sequence of events 180 -- 2.2. Evaluation of stress 180 -- 3. The Effects of Stress and Its Management 185 -- 3.1. Diversity, rhythmicity, risks, degrees of response during the plant's life 185 -- 3.2. Cost of stress management 186 -- 3.3. Interactions of factors and physiology 186 -- 3.4. What solutions does the plant find? 188 -- 4. Stress in Practice 193 -- 4.2. Constraints and responses 193 -- 4.3. Constraints and responses due to the biotope 194 -- 5. Stress Caused by Other Living Things 242 -- 5.2. Plant-plant interaction 243 -- 5.3. Plant-animal interactions 248 -- 5.4. Complex interactions at the ecosystem level and incidences of evolution 255 -- 5.5. Cost of defence for the plant 259 -- 5.6. Mechanisms of biotic interactions 260 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index |
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Subject |
Plant ecophysiology.
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Plant ecophysiology
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Autökologie
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Pflanzen
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Electronic book
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LC no. |
2002036501 |
ISBN |
9781482279993 |
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1482279991 |
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