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PLANT RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Plant Resource Allocation

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Edited By
Fakhri Bazzaz, The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
John Grace, School of Forestry & Ecological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, U.K.

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Physiological Ecology,

Description
This book is an exploration of the latest insights into the theory and functioning of plant resource allocation. An international team of physiological ecologists has prepared chapters devoted to the fundamental topics of resource allocation.

Audience
Advanced undergraduate, graduate faculty, and researchers in ecology, physiological ecology, plant science, agriculture, and environmental sciences.

Contents
F.A. Bazzaz, Allocation of Resources.H. Poorter and R. Villar, The Fate of Acquired Carbon in Plants.H. Heilmeier, M. Erhard, and E.-D. Schulze, Biomass Allocation and Water Use under Arid Conditions.M.Gerber, M.A. Watson, and H. de Kroon, Organ Preformation, Development, and Resource Allocation in Perennial Plants.R.M. Sibly and J.F.V. Vincent, Optimality Approaches to Resource Allocation in Woody Tissues.M.J. Hutchings, Resource Allocation Patterns and Their Consequences for Growth.E.G. Reekie, Tradeoffs between Reproduction and Growth Influence Time of Reproduction.P.G.L. Klinkhamer and T.J. de Long, Size-Dependent Allocation to Male and Female Reproduction.D. Ackerly, Allocation, Leaf Display and Growth in Fluctuating Light Environments. M. Lerdau and J. Gershenzon, Allocation Theory and Chemical Defense.J. Grace, Towards Models of Resource Allocation by Plants. Subject Index.

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 303 pages, publication date: JUN-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-083490-7
ISBN-10: 0-12-083490-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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