Environmental physiology of plants [[electronic resource] /] / Alastair Fitter, Robert Hay |
Autore | Fitter Alastair |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina |
571.2
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Altri autori (Persone) | HayRobert K. M. <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Plant ecophysiology
Plant ecology |
ISBN |
1-281-01876-7
9786611018764 0-08-054981-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Physiology of Plants; Copyright Page; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. Plant growth and development; 2. The influence of the environment; 3. Evolution of adaptation; 4. Comparative ecology and phylogeny; Part I: The Acquisition of Resources; Chapter 2. Energy and Carbon; 1. Introduction; 2. The radiation environment; 3. Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants; 4. Effects of irradiance on plants; 5. Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
Chapter 3. Mineral nutrients1. Introduction; 2. Nutrients in the soil system; 3. Physiology of ion uptake; 4. Morphological responses; 5. Soil micro-organisms; 6. General patterns of response to soil nutrients; Chapter 4. Water; 1. Properties of water; 2. The water relations of plants and soils; 3. Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments; 4. Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage; 5. Some special problems in tree/water relations; Part II: Responses to Environmental Stress; Chapter 5. Temperature 1. The temperature relations of plants2. Plant adaptation and resistance to low temperature; 3. The survival of plants exposed to high temperatures; 4. Fire; Chapter 6. Toxicity; 1. The nature of toxicity; 2. Toxic environments; 3. The influence of toxins on plants; 4. Resistance to toxicity; 5. Phytoremediation: biotechnology to detoxify soils; 6. The origin of resistance: the genetic basis; Chapter 7. An Ecological Perspective; 1. The individual plant; 2. Interactions among plants; 3. Interactions between plants and other organisms; 4. Strategies; 5. Dynamics; References; Name Index Species IndexSubject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784641903321 |
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San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002 | ||
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Environmental physiology of plants / / Alastair Fitter, Robert Hay |
Autore | Fitter Alastair |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HayRobert K. M. <1946-> |
Soggetto topico |
Plant ecophysiology
Plant ecology |
ISBN |
1-281-01876-7
9786611018764 0-08-054981-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Physiology of Plants; Copyright Page; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. Plant growth and development; 2. The influence of the environment; 3. Evolution of adaptation; 4. Comparative ecology and phylogeny; Part I: The Acquisition of Resources; Chapter 2. Energy and Carbon; 1. Introduction; 2. The radiation environment; 3. Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants; 4. Effects of irradiance on plants; 5. Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
Chapter 3. Mineral nutrients1. Introduction; 2. Nutrients in the soil system; 3. Physiology of ion uptake; 4. Morphological responses; 5. Soil micro-organisms; 6. General patterns of response to soil nutrients; Chapter 4. Water; 1. Properties of water; 2. The water relations of plants and soils; 3. Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments; 4. Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage; 5. Some special problems in tree/water relations; Part II: Responses to Environmental Stress; Chapter 5. Temperature 1. The temperature relations of plants2. Plant adaptation and resistance to low temperature; 3. The survival of plants exposed to high temperatures; 4. Fire; Chapter 6. Toxicity; 1. The nature of toxicity; 2. Toxic environments; 3. The influence of toxins on plants; 4. Resistance to toxicity; 5. Phytoremediation: biotechnology to detoxify soils; 6. The origin of resistance: the genetic basis; Chapter 7. An Ecological Perspective; 1. The individual plant; 2. Interactions among plants; 3. Interactions between plants and other organisms; 4. Strategies; 5. Dynamics; References; Name Index Species IndexSubject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817456003321 |
Fitter Alastair
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San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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