Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Diego, : Academic Press, c1996
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (489 p.)
Disciplina	574.5222 581.5/222 20 581.5222
Altri autori (Persone)	KörnerChristian <1949-> BazzazF. A (Fakhri A.)
Collana	Physiological ecology series
Soggetto topico	Plants - Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on Atmospheric carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects Plant communities Plant ecophysiology
ISBN	1-281-02720-0 9786611027209 0-08-050072-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910784570703321

Autore	Larcher, Walter
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bologna : Edagricole, c1993
Descrizione fisica	xiv, 349 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Disciplina	581.7
Soggetto topico	Plant ecology Plant ecophysiology
ISBN	8820631911
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ita
Record Nr.	UNISALENTO-991003459509707536

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Springer, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (519 p.)
Disciplina	571.2
Altri autori (Persone)	AhmadParvaiz AzoozM. M PrasadM. N. V
Soggetto topico	Plant ecophysiology Plants - Adaptation Plant molecular biology
ISBN	1-283-84898-8 1-4614-4747-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface -- Role of Ca2+ in alleviating salt stress -- An overview on the role of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in salt stress -- Adaptive Plasticity of salt stressed root systems -- Salt-stressed plants and their responses to cadmium -- Soil and water management for sustained agriculture in alluvial plains and floodplains exposed to salinity: A case study of Neretva river estuary -- In vitro culture and salt stress in plants -- Role of Arbuscular mycorrhiza in inducing resistance to salinity -- The role of NO in alleviating salt stress in plants -- Plant growth regulators and biomass partitioning in crops under salinity -- Salt stress and Photosynthesis -- Role of Jasmonates in Plant Adaptation to Stress -- Salt stress and nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism in plants -- Proline and glycinebetaine: chemistry, synthesis and role in plants -- Non-enzymatic antioxidants and ROS as signaling molecules in plants under salt stress -- Role of polyamines in alleviating salt stress -- Salt stress: Causes, Types and Physiological Responses of Plants -- Role of Phytochrome in Stress Tolerance -- Sulfur: Metabolism and role in plants under salt stress -- Breeding citrus -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910437830203321

Autore	Fitter Alastair
Edizione	[3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Diego, Calif., : Academic Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (396 p.)
Disciplina	571.2 571.2 21
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

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Jena, : G. Fischer Verlag, 1970-
Disciplina	580
Soggetto topico	Plant morphology Plant ecology Phytogeography Plant ecophysiology Botanique Plantes Écologie végétale Phytogéographie Plantes - Écophysiologie Plantkunde Écophysiologie végétale
Soggetto genere / forma	Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme) Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme)
ISSN	1618-0585
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910143904403321