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Book Synopsis On the Economy of Plant Form and Function by : Thomas J. Givnish
Download or read book On the Economy of Plant Form and Function written by Thomas J. Givnish and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies that analyze the impact of various plant traits on whole-plant growth and competitive ability have provided insights into the selective pressures on characteristics such as leaf reflectivity, effective leaf size, stomatal conductance, size of photosynthetic enzyme pools, crown form, xylem structure, nitrogen fixation, and root versus shoot allocation. This research has reached an exciting stage, leading to quantitative predictions of favoured trends in these traits as a function of environmental parameters and fundamental physiological constraints. Such results reveal the importance of ecological patterns in plant form and physiology, and of evolutionary constraints on photosynthesis and primary productivity. On the Economy of Plant Form and Function summarizes the major recent advances in the economic analysis of plant behavior and suggests a framework for a unified, quantitative approach to understanding photosynthetic adaptations, their integration with other aspects of plant form, and their relationship to carbon balance and ultimate limits on plant productivity.
Book Synopsis On the Economy of Plant Form and Function by : Thomas J. Givnish
Download or read book On the Economy of Plant Form and Function written by Thomas J. Givnish and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-08-29 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the major recent advances in the economic analysis of plant behavior.
Book Synopsis Plant Biomechanics by : Karl J. Niklas
Download or read book Plant Biomechanics written by Karl J. Niklas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-08 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author analyzes plant form and how it has evolved in response to basic physical laws. He examines the ways these laws limit the organic expression of form, size, and growth in a variety of plant structures and in plants as whole organisms, drawing on both the fossil record and studies of extant species.
Book Synopsis On the Economy of Plant Form and Function by : Thomas I. Givnish
Download or read book On the Economy of Plant Form and Function written by Thomas I. Givnish and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant Form & Function by : Felix Eugene Fritsch
Download or read book Plant Form & Function written by Felix Eugene Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant form & function by : Felix Eugen Fritsch
Download or read book Plant form & function written by Felix Eugen Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Root Ecology written by Hans de Kroon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-05-21 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study. This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in various ecosystems. Subsequently, a physiological background is provided for basic functions, such as carbon acquisition, water and solute movement, and for their responses to three major abiotic stresses, i.e. hard soil structure, drought and flooding. The volume concludes with the interactions of roots with other organisms of the complex soil ecosystem, including symbiosis, competition, and the function of roots as a food source.
Book Synopsis Plant Form and Function by : Felix Eugene Fritsch
Download or read book Plant Form and Function written by Felix Eugene Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant Function and Structure by : Victor A. Greulach
Download or read book Plant Function and Structure written by Victor A. Greulach and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Physics written by Karl J. Niklas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-02-06 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 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.
Book Synopsis Plant Form and Function by : Felix Eugene Fritsch
Download or read book Plant Form and Function written by Felix Eugene Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant Form & Function by : Felix Eugene Fritsch
Download or read book Plant Form & Function written by Felix Eugene Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Form & Function written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plant Structure and Function by : Cecie Starr
Download or read book Plant Structure and Function written by Cecie Starr and published by Thomson Brooks/Cole. This book was released on 2004 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume contains chapters from the 1-volume version of the 10th ed. plus the appendices.
Book Synopsis Plant Structure: Function and Development by : John A. Romberger
Download or read book Plant Structure: Function and Development written by John A. Romberger and published by Springer. This book was released on 1993-05-03 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the developmental anatomy of large, complex plants, particularly of the woody plants that grow and survive for decades or centuries. It is focused on the meaning of that anatomy, that integrated structure, as a determinant of effective function. A pervading theme is that the plant structures that have survived "selection" processes during the eons of organismal evolution, within the larger context of geo logic and climatic evolution, are well attuned to biochemical and biophysical principles that determine and define efficient function. The sets of structure-and-function couples existing in the various plant taxa differ so widely that generalities are often difficult to discern. This diversity is due partly to the broad range of ecological conditions to which higher plant organisms have become adapted under stresses imposed by competition and continual climatic change. It is also due to the tendency of different taxa, with their different complements of inherited information, to respond to similar situations in different ways. Cognizant of this reality, we have tried throughout the book to avoid generalizing too broadly on the basis of data from the relatively small fraction of plant species that have as yet been studied. This book is intended for those who have already studied the anatomy and develop ment of plants. It is addressed to advanced students, teachers, and researchers in the interrelated fields of botany, forestry, horticulture, and agronomy, and to others having professional interests in the culture of woody plants and the stewardship of ecosystems.
Book Synopsis Plant Form & Function by : Edward F. Fritsch
Download or read book Plant Form & Function written by Edward F. Fritsch and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Structure-Function Relations of Warm Desert Plants by : Arthur C. Gibson
Download or read book Structure-Function Relations of Warm Desert Plants written by Arthur C. Gibson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries biologists have been extremely interested in the structure of desert plants as examples of natural selection to harsh environmental conditions. Indeed, desert plants are frequently used as examples in many biology classes and textbooks to illustrate natural selection, but this has led to an unfortunate litany of errors and misconceptions about desert plant adaptations. This new synthesis focuses on plants of lowland tropical and subtropical arid deserts. Readers will be surprised to discover that many features commonly ascribed to desert plants are rareley observed in the most common species. Instead, the typical structural adaptations of nonsucculent warm desert plants are now viewed as ways to maximize photosynthetic rate.
