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Tables of Contents for Environmental Physiology of Plants
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the Third Edition
v
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
1
20
Plant growth and development
1
7
The influence of the environment
8
6
Evolution of adaptation
14
3
Comparative ecology and phylogeny
17
4
Part I. The Acquisition of Resources
21
170
Energy and Carbon
23
51
Introduction
23
3
The radiation environment
26
7
Radiation
26
1
Irradiance
26
3
Temporal variation
29
1
Leaf canopies
29
4
Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants
33
10
Perception
33
1
Germination
34
2
Morphogenesis
36
2
Placement
38
4
Flowering
42
1
Effects of irradiance on plants
43
23
Responses to low irradiance
43
14
Photosynthesis at high irradiance
57
9
Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
66
8
Photosynthetic responses
66
4
Whole-plant responses
70
4
Mineral Nutrients
74
57
Introduction
74
8
Nutrients in the soil system
82
16
Soil diversity
82
3
Concentrations
85
2
Ion exchange
87
3
Cycles
90
1
Transport
91
6
Limiting steps
97
1
Physiology of ion uptake
98
8
Kinetics
98
3
Interactions
101
1
Regulation
102
4
Morphological responses
106
9
Root fraction
106
1
Root diameter and root hairs
107
1
Root density and distribution
108
4
Turnover
112
3
Soil micro-organisms
115
13
The nature of the rhizosphere
115
3
Nitrogen fixation
118
2
Mycorrhizas
120
8
General patterns of response to soil nutrients
128
3
Water
131
60
Properties of water
131
3
The water relations of plants and soils
134
23
Water potential
134
1
The water relations of plant cells
135
3
Plant water stress
138
5
Supply of water by the soil
143
5
Loss of water from transpiring leaves
148
5
Water movement in whole plants
153
4
Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments
157
5
Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage
162
22
Acquisition of water
163
4
Conservation and use of water
167
13
Tolerance of desiccation
180
3
Contrasting life histories in arid environments
183
1
Some special problems in tree/water relations
184
7
Vascular system
186
2
Leaves
188
3
Part II. Responses to Environmental Stress
191
122
Temperature
193
48
The temperature relations of plants
193
12
The thermal environment of plants
193
2
The temperature relations of plant processes
195
2
Plant development
197
3
Plant growth and metabolism
200
3
Responses to changes in the thermal environment
203
2
Plant adaptation and resistance to low temperature
205
26
The influence of low temperature on plants
205
2
Characteristic features of cold climates: Arctic and Alpine environments, temperature winters
207
4
Adaptations favouring plant growth and development in Arctic and Alpine regions
211
13
Adaptations favouring survival of cold winters: dormancy
224
1
Adaptations favouring survival of cold winters: plant resistance to freezing injury
225
4
Life in a warmer world: The case of the Arctic Tundra
229
2
The survival of plants exposed to high temperatures
231
5
Fire
236
5
The influence of fire on plants and communities
236
3
Life histories in the Kwongan: ephemerals, obligate seeders and resprouters
239
2
Toxicity
241
44
The nature of toxicity
241
1
Toxic environments
241
7
Salt-affected soils
241
2
Calcareous and acid soils
243
1
Metal-contaminated soils
244
2
Waterlogged soils
246
1
Air pollution
247
1
Oxidative damage
248
1
The influence of toxins on plants
248
11
Introduction
248
2
Acquisition of resources
250
5
Utilization of resources
255
4
Resistance to toxicity
259
20
Escape
259
3
Exclusion
262
7
Amelioration
269
10
Tolerance
279
1
Phytoremediation: biotechnology to detoxify soils
279
2
The origin of resistance: the genetic basis
281
4
An Ecological Perspective
285
28
The individual plant
285
6
Interactions among plants
291
7
Mechanisms of competition
291
2
The occurrence, extent and ecological effects of competition
293
5
Interactions between plants and other organisms
298
6
Strategies
304
4
Dynamics
308
5
References
313
34
Name Index
347
8
Species Index
355
3
Subject Index
358