Resource Physiology of Conifers

The first half of the book describes how resources are acquired both by means of photosynthesis and through root systems. The latter half of the volume focuses upon how resources are stored and used.

Author: William K. Smith

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 9780080925912

Category: Science

Page: 396

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Coniferous forests are among the most important of ecosystems. These forests are widespread and influence both the financial and biological health of our globe. This book focuses attention on conifers and how these trees acquire, allocate, and utilize the resources that sustain this crucial productivity. An international team of experts has surveyed and synthesized information from an expanding area of inquiry. The first half of the book describes how resources are acquired both by means of photosynthesis and through root systems. The latter half of the volume focuses upon how resources are stored and used. As conifers continue as a resource and ever increasingly important contributor to the regional and global environmental sustainability, this book will help establish how much sustainability can be expected and maintained.
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Conifers

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.

Author: William K Smith

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 0126528721

Category: Nature

Page: 396

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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.
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Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests

Sheriff, D. W., Margolis, H. A., Kaufmann, M. R., and Reich, P. B. (1994). Resource use efficiency. In “Resource Physiology of Conifers: Acquisition, Allocation, and Utilization” (W. K. Smith and T. M. Hinckley, eds.), pp. 143–178.

Author: William K. Smith

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 9780080925936

Category: Science

Page: 338

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Conifers--pine, fir, and spruce trees--are dominant species in forests around the world. This book focuses on the physiology of conifers and how these 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 geographic distribution and the factors that influence this distribution, the impact of insect herbivory on ecophysiological parameters, the effects of air pollution, and the potential impact that global climatic changes will have upon conifers. Because of 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 more theoretically minded foresters.
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The Evolution of Plant Physiology

Resource Physiology of Conifers: Acquisition, Allocation and Utilization. New York: Academic Press, 299–387. Pate JS, Jeschke WD, Aylward MJ. 1995. Hydraulic architecture and xylem structure of the dimorphic root systems of south-west ...

Author: Alan R. Hemsley

Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: 9780080472720

Category: Science

Page: 512

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Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time. This collection of papers examines these early stages of plant physiology evolution by describing the initial physiological adaptations necessary for survival as upright structures in a dry, terrestrial environment. The Evolution of Plant Physiology also encompasses physiology in its broadest sense to include biochemistry, histology, mechanics, development, growth, reproduction and with an emphasis on the interplay between physiology, development and plant evolution. Contributions from leading neo- and palaeo-botanists from the Linnean Society Focus on how evolution shaped photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction and metabolism. Coverage of the effects of specific evolutionary forces -- variations in water and nutrient availability, grazing pressure, and other environmental variables
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Ecology and Biogeography of Pinus

Resource Physiology of Conifers . San Diego : Academic Press . Smith , W.K. & Hinckley , T.M. ( eds . ) ( 1995b ) . Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests . San Diego : Academic Press . Smith , W.K. , Schoettle , A.W. & Cui , M. ( 1991 ) .

Author: David M. Richardson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 0521789109

Category: Science

Page: 556

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A comprehensive review essential for all involved in the management of natural and planted pine forests.
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The Effect of Conifer Richness on Stand Biomass Stability and Resource Use Efficiency in Upper Montane Conifer Forests of the Northern Sierra Nevada

Resource physiology of conifers . San Diego , Academic Press . Parsons , D. J. 1972. The southern extensions of Tsuga mertensiana ( mountain hemlock ) in the Sierra Nevada . Madrono 21 : 536-539 . Pavlik , B. M. , and M. G. Barbour .

Author: Fabrice Alain Jacqueline De Clerck

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ISBN: UCAL:X68745

Category: Conifers

Page: 202

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Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California

Resource physiology of conifers: acquisition, allocation, and utilization. New York: Academic Press, 1995:179–216. Martin, B., Sutherland, E.K. Air pollution in the past recorded in width and stable carbon isotope composition of annual ...

Author: Paul R. Miller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781461214366

Category: Science

Page: 427

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This volume presents a body of research conducted over more than thirty years, including an intensive interdisciplinary five-year study begun in 1991. Chapters include studies of the relationships of biogeography and climate to the region's air pollution, the chemical and physiological mechanisms of ozone injury, as well as the impacts of nitrogen-containing pollutants and natural stresses on polluted forests.
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Applications of Physiological Ecology to Forest Management

Resource Physiology of Conifers: Acquisition, Allocation, and Utilization, 1995 WILLIAM K. SMITH and THOMAS M. HINCKLEY (Eds.). Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests, 1995 MARGARET D. LOWMAN and NAL.INI M. NADKARNI (Eds.).

Author: J. J. Landsberg

Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: 0080527388

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 354

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Forest management is a complex process that now incorporates information obtained from many sources. It is increasingly obvious that the physiological status of the trees in a forest has a dramatic impact on the likely success of any particular management strategy. Indeed, models described in this book that deal with forest productivity and sustainability require physiological information. This information can only be obtained from an understanding of the basic biological mechanisms and processes that contribute to individual tree growth. This valuable book illustrates that physiological ecology is a fundamental element of proficient forest management. Provides essential information relevant to the continuing debate over sustainable forest management Outlines how modern tools for physiological ecology can be used in planning and managing forest ecosystems Reviews the most commonly used forest models and assesses their value and future
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Growth Dynamics of Conifer Tree Rings

... (eds) Resource physiology of conifers: acquisition, allocation, and utilization. Academic, London, pp 217–254 Graham IA (1996) Carbohydrate control of gene expression in higher plants. Res Microbiol 147:572–580 Graumlich LJ (1993) A ...

Author: Eugene A. Vaganov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9783540312987

Category: Science

Page: 358

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Dendrochronologists have long estimated the impact of climate on tree-ring growth by empirical-statistical methods. The use of the model is illustrated with examples from widely differing environments, and possible future directions for model development and application are discussed. As forests are the main carbon sink on land, the results are of great importance for all global change studies.
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Physiology of Woody Plants

Useful application of knowledge of the physiology of woody plants is favored by improvements in methods of measuring physiological responses. ... “Physiology of Temperate Zone Fruit Trees. ... “Resource Physiology of Conifers.

Author: Theodore T. Kozlowski

Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: 9780080538976

Category: Science

Page: 411

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This completely revised classic volume is an up-to-date synthesis of the intensive research devoted to woody plants. Intended primarily as a text for students and a reference for researchers, this interdisciplinary book should be useful to a broad range of scientists from agroforesters, agronomists, and arborists to plant pathologists, ecophysiologists, and soil scientists. Anyone interested in plant physiology will find this text invaluable. Includes supplementary chapter summaries and lists of general references Provides a solid foundation of reference information Thoroughly updated classic text/reference
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