عنوان

Physiological ecology of North American plant communities

9400948301

9789400948303

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Physiological ecology of North American plant communities

[Book]

edited by Brian F. Chabot and Harold A. Mooney.

New York

Chapman and Hall

1985

(xiv, 351 pages) : illustrations

1 The historical development of physiological plant ecology.- 1.1 The beginnings.- 1.2 The 19th century.- 1.3 The spread of physiological ecology to North America.- 1.4 The middle decades.- 1.5 The post-war revival of physiological ecology.- 1.6 Some thoughts about the future of physiological ecology.- References.- 2 Arctic.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Environment.- 2.3 Vegetation and growth forms.- 2.4 Phenology and growth.- 2.5 Photosynthesis and respiration.- 2.6 Water relations.- 2.7 Mobile carbon pools.- 2.8 Nutrient absorption, storage, and loss.- 2.9 Allocation.- 2.10 Reproduction.- 2.11 Summary.- References.- 3 Alpine.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Environment.- 3.3 Floristics.- 3.4 Plant communities and environmental gradients.- 3.5 Seed germination and seedling establishment.- 3.6 Growth forms and plant growth.- 3.7 Plant phenology and growth.- 3.8 Physiological responses.- 3.9 Timberline.- 3.10 The role of snow.- 3.11 Summary.- References.- 4 Taiga.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Vegetation zones of the taiga.- 4.3 Environment.- 4.4 Growth forms and phenology.- 4.5 Controls on carbon balance.- 4.6 Temperature response.- 4.7 Light response.- 4.8 Water stress.- 4.9 Nutrient relations.- 4.10 Production.- 4.11 Causes of timberline.- 4.12 Fire ecology.- 4.13 Establishment and reproduction.- 4.14 Succession.- 4.15 Summary and research needs.- References.- 5 Western montane forests.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Environment.- 5.3 Ecophysiology.- 5.4 Summary and perspectives.- References.- 6 Coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Community structure.- 6.3 Physiological characteristics and responses.- 6.4 Tree structure.- 6.5 Conclusion.- References.- 7 Annuals and perennials of warm deserts.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The physical environment.- 7.3 Phenology and life cycle adaptations.- 7.4 Leaf and canopy adaptations.- 7.5 Photosynthetic and water relations adaptations.- 7.6 Summary.- References.- 8 Desert succulents.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Water relations.- 8.3 CO2 uptake and acidity changes.- 8.4 Thermal relations.- 8.5 Conclusions.- References.- 9 Cold desert.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Photosynthesis in the cold desert environment.- 9.3 The moisture constraint.- 9.4 The salinity constraint.- 9.5 Carbon balance of cold desert shrubs.- 9.6 Nitrogen.- 9.7 Summary: stress in the cold desert.- References.- 10 Chaparral.- 10.1 Extent and general character.- 10.2 Early ecological studies.- 10.3 Environmental rhythms.- 10.4 Growth forms and vegetation rhythms.- 10.5 Water balance.- 10.6 Carbon balance.- 10.7 Nutrient balance.- 10.8 Fire ecology.- 10.9 Summary.- References.- 11 Grasslands.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Plant response to environmental conditions.- 11.3 Summary.- References.- 12 Deciduous forest.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Geography and vegetation.- 12.3 Forest structure.- 12.4 Plant response to seasonal environments.- 12.5 Other periodic stresses.- 12.6 Summary.- References.- 13 Tropical and subtropical forests.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Distribution of tropical and subtropical forests.- 13.3 Physiological ecology of tropical and subtropical forest species.- 13.4 Physiological ecology of Hawaiian forest species.- 13.5 Summary.- References.- 14 Marine beach and dune plant communities.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Light and temperature.- 14.3 Water relations.- 14.4 Salt spray.- 14.5 Soil salinity.- 14.6 Soil nutrients.- 14.7 Sand movement.- 14.8 Deductions from floristic analyses.- 14.9 Summary.- References.- 15 Coastal marshes.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Environmental stress.- 15.3 Plant responses and adaptations.- 15.4 Ecosystem properties affected by plant ecophysiology.- 15.5 Management implications.- 15.6 Conclusions and future research needs.- References.

Écologie végétale -- Amérique du Nord.

Plant communities -- North America.

Plant ecophysiology -- North America.

edited by Brian F. Chabot and Harold A. Mooney.

Brian F Chabot

Harold A Mooney

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