Carbon dioxide, populations, and communities / / edited by Christian Korner, Fakhri A. Bazzaz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910968903003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Diego, : Academic Press, c1996
• ISBN: 1-281-02720-0; 9786611027209; 0-08-050072-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (489 p.)
• Collana: Physiological ecology series
• Altri autori (Persone): KörnerChristian <1949->; BazzazF. A (Fakhri A.)
• Disciplina: 581.5/222
• Soggetti: Plants - Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on; Atmospheric carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects; Plant communities; Plant ecophysiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Carbon, Dioxide, Populations, and Communities; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Population-Level Responses; Chapter 1. Physiological Sensitivity and Evolutionary Responses to Climate Change; I. Introduction; II. The Genetic Bases for Evolutionary Responses to Climate Change; III. Thermal Sensitivity and Evolutionary Responses to Climate Change; IV. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Intraspecific Variation in CO2 Responses in Raphanus raphanistrum and Plantago lanceolata. Assessing the Potential for Evolutionary Change with Rising Atmospheric CO2; I. IntroductionII. Experimental Methods; III. Results and Discussion; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Selective Responses to Global Change: Experimental Results; References; Chapter 4. Genetic Variation in the Response of Plant Populations to Elevated CO2 in a Nutrient-Poor, Calcareous Grassland; I. Plant Responses to Environmental Change: Theory and Review of Previous Work; II. An Experiment to Test Genotypic Responses to Increased CO2; III. Results from the Experiment and Discussion; IV. Outlook; V. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Genetic Variability and the Nature of Microevolutionary Responses to Elevated CO2I. Introduction; II. Genetic Variability in CO 2 Responses; III. Effects of Elevated CO2 on the Selection Process; IV. What Characters Will Be Selected?; V. Possible Effects of Evolutionary Changes on Ecosystem Processes; VI. Summary; References; Part II: Commtmity-Level Responses; Chapter 6. The Changing Vegetation of Europe: What Is the Role of Elevated Carbon Dioxide?; I. Introduction; II. Current Vegetation Changes in Western Europe; III. Plant Functional Types and Response to Elevated CO2; IV. FeedbacksV. Summary; References; Chapter 7. Changing Community Composition and Elevated CO2; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; V. Summary; References; Chapter 8. Predicting Responses of Tropical Plant Communities to Elevated CO2: Lessons from Experiments with Model Ecosystems; I. Introduction; II. Responses at the Level of the Individual; III. Responses at the Level of the Plant Community; IV. Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Chapter 9. Responses to Elevated CO2 in Mediterranean Old-Field Microcosms. Species, Community, and Ecosystem Components; I. IntroductionII. The Experimental Designs; III. Species Responses within Community; IV. Ecosystem Responses; V. Discussion and Conclusion; References; Chapter 10. Annual Grassland Responses to Elevated CO2 in Long-Term Community Microcosms; I. Introduction; II. The Jasper Ridge CO2 Experiment; III. Methods; IV. Analysis; V. Results; VI. Discussion; References; Chapter 11. Effects of Elevated CO2 on Plant Species Dominance in a Highly Diverse Calcareous Grassland; I. Introduction; II. Design of CO2 and Plant Diversity Treatments in Calcareous Grassland Communities; III. Response of Calcareous Grassland Communities to Manipulations of CO2 and Plant Diversity
• Sommario/riassunto: In past decades and in association with a continuing global industrial development, the global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has been rising. Among the many predictions made concerning this disturbing trend is global warming sufficient to melt polar ice-caps thereby dramatically altering existing shorelines. This book will help fill an obvious gap in the carbon dioxide debate by substituting date for speculation.* * Includes contributions from leading authorities around the world* Serves as a companion to Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems* The first bo