LEADER 03849nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910141333203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-12631-0 010 $a9786613530172 010 $a0-226-58634-0 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226586342 035 $a(CKB)2670000000155680 035 $a(EBL)867820 035 $a(OCoLC)779173734 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000612544 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12207677 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612544 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10570255 035 $a(PQKB)10825447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC867820 035 $a(DE-B1597)524228 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226586342 035 $a(PPN)171535103 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL867820 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10537820 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL353017 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000155680 100 $a20110610d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlant physics$b[electronic resource] /$fKarl J. Niklas and Hanns-Christof Spatz 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (447 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-58632-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tRecommended Reading -- $tFrequently Used Symbols -- $tChapter One. An Introduction to Some Basic Concepts -- $tChapter Two. Environmental Biophysics -- $tChapter Three. Plant Water Relations -- $tChapter Four. The Mechanical Behavior of Materials -- $tChapter Five. The Effects of Geometry, Shape, and Size -- $tChapter Six. Fluid Mechanics -- $tChapter Seven. Plant Electrophysiology -- $tChapter Eight. A Synthesis: The Properties of Selected Plant Materials, Cells, and Tissues -- $tChapter Nine. Experimental Tools -- $tChapter Ten. Theoretical Tools -- $tGlossary -- $tAuthor Index -- $tSubject Index 330 $aFrom Galileo, who used the hollow stalks of grass to demonstrate the idea that peripherally located construction materials provide most of the resistance to bending forces, to Leonardo da Vinci, whose illustrations of the parachute are alleged to be based on his study of the dandelion's pappus and the maple tree's samara, many of our greatest physicists, mathematicians, and engineers have learned much from studying plants. A symbiotic relationship between botany and the fields of physics, mathematics, engineering, and chemistry continues today, as is revealed in Plant Physics. The result of a long-term collaboration between plant evolutionary biologist Karl J. Niklas and physicist Hanns-Christof Spatz, Plant Physics presents a detailed account of the principles of classical physics, evolutionary theory, and plant biology in order to explain the complex interrelationships among plant form, function, environment, and evolutionary history. Covering a wide range of topics-from the development and evolution of the basic plant body and the ecology of aquatic unicellular plants to mathematical treatments of light attenuation through tree canopies and the movement of water through plants' roots, stems, and leaves-Plant Physics is destined to inspire students and professionals alike to traverse disciplinary membranes. 606 $aPlant physiology 606 $aBotanical chemistry 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPlant physiology. 615 0$aBotanical chemistry. 676 $a571.2 686 $aWN 1000$2rvk 700 $aNiklas$b Karl J$0286709 701 $aSpatz$b Hanns-Christof$0976354 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910141333203321 996 $aPlant physics$92224200 997 $aUNINA