Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests & Resource Physiology of Conifers To order this title, and for more information, click here
Jacques Roy, Centre d'Ecologie Fantionnelle et Evolutive, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France William Smith, University of Wyoming, Laramie, U.S.A. Thomas Hinckley, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
Description Conifers-pine, fir, and spruce trees-are dominant species in forests around the world. This book focuses on the physiology of conifers
and how physiological systems operate. Special consideration is devoted to the means by which ecophysiological processes influence organismal
function and distribution. Chapters focus on the genetics of conifers, their growth and geographic distribution and the factors that
influence this distribution, the impact of insect herbivory and winter dormancy on ecophysiological parameters, the effects of air pollution,
and the potential impact that global climatic changes will have upon conifers.
With the growing realization that forests have a crucial
role to play in global environmental health, this book will appeal to a developing union of ecologists, physiologists and theoretical
foresters.
Contents Resource Acquisition: Photosynthetic Light Capture and Processing from the Call to Canopy. Water and Nutrient Acquisition By Roots and
Canopies. Efficiency of Nutrient Acquisition By Fine Roots and Mycorrhizae. External and Internal Factors Regulating Photosynthesis.
Resource Allocation and Utilization: Resource Use Efficiency. Source-Sink-Storage Relationships of Conifers. Carbon Allocation and Accululation
in Conifers. Respiration from the Organ Level to the Stand. Water Transport Dynamics in Trees and Stands. Subject Index.
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