Plant Physiological Ecology
Plant Physiological Ecology Books
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The growth, reproduction and geographical distribution of plants are profoundly influenced by their physiological ecology: the interaction with the surrounding corporal, chemical and biological environments. This textbook is notable in emphasizing that the mechanisms underlying plant physiological ecology can be found at the levels of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology and whole-plant physiology. At the same time, the integrative power of physiological ecology is well-suited to assess the expenditure, benefits and consequences of modifying plants for human needs, and to evaluate the role of plants in ecosystems.
Plant Physiological Ecology starts with the primary processes of carbon metabolism and transport, plant-water relations, and energy balance. After considering individual leaves and whole plants, these physiological processes are then scaled up to the level of the canopy. Later chapters discuss mineral nutrition and the ways in which plants cope with nutrient-deficient or toxic soils. The book then looks at patterns of growth and allocation, life-history traits, and interactions between plants and other organisms. Later chapters deal with traits that affect decomposition of plant material and with plant physiological ecology at the level of ecosystems and global environmental processes.
Plant Physiological Ecology features numerous boxed entries that provide extended discussions of selected issues, a glossary, and numerous references to the primary and review literature. The significant new text is apposite for use in plant ecology courses, as well as classes ranging from plant physiology to plant molecular biology.
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“About the Authors
Hans Lambers is in the Department of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Utrecht University in The Netherlands and in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Western Australia.
F. Stuart Chapin is Professor of Ecology at the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska.
Thijs L. Pons is in the Department of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Utrecht University.”
[from the book of the back cover]
“…..The book starts, appropriately, with the capture of carbon from the atmosphere.
Photosynthesis is observably the basis of life on earth, and some of the most brilliant scientists have made it their life’s work.
As a result, we know MORE ABOUT THE MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS than we do about any other plant administer…..”
[from the book of the foreword by David T. Clarkson, IACR-Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, April 1997]
Rating: 5 / 5
This book does have a lot of excellent info. But, some of the figures come directly from scientific articles and their legends can be trying to follow. There is also in rank presented on certain topics that is not yet fully accepted in the scientific community. There are also a few topics that are presented in a confusing manner, which make them hard to follow unless you reread them. The copy that I got is made with high quality sturdy paper, so it should last for a really long time. Overall it is a clad book but I reckon that it may possibly have been organized in a format that was simpler to follow.
Rating: 3 / 5
I use this book as a starting top on specific topics in plant physiology & ecophysiology from the plant cell to plant global communities. Indeed, it is not an intro course in plant physiology and very broad but I would urge this book for graduate students, it is helpful.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book covers a lot of ground, beginning with photosynthesis, plant-water relations, and plant energy balances before discussing ecological aspects of plant physiology. Even as it follows a logical progression from the cell to the ecosystem scale, the book is very trying to read. The authors try to cover too much material in the book, omitting basic material in order to broaden the focus of the book. Therefore, it is certainly not for those who are looking for a basic book in either plant physiology or plant ecology. As a textbook, it is trying for undergraduate students to know, and seems to be geared towards graduate students and those already familiar with the field.
Rating: 3 / 5