Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment

by Hall, D. O.; Scurlock, J. M. O.; Bolhar-Nordenkampf, H. R. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780412429002
• ISBN10: 0412429004
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-03-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book, which has derived from UNEP-sponsored training courses in the subject, contains vital up-to-date information, presented by a leading team of international experts, on all the major parameters of plant growth and the effect upon them of global climate change. It will be an invaluable manual and reference source for students and researchers in plant science, ecology and environmental science.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Photosynthesis and the changing environment. Measurement of plant biomass and net primary production. remote sensing of biomass and productivity. Plant growth analysis. Plant Microclimate. Controlled-environment studies. Canopy structure and light interception. Functional leaf anatomy. Water relations. Measurement of CO2 assimilation by plants in the field and the laboratory. Polarographic measurement of oxygen. Carbon isotope discrimination. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool in photosynthesis research. Modelling - leaf to canopy. Models of canopy carbon and water balance: tools for data synthesis. Carbon partitioning. Carbon metabolism. Chloroplasts and protoplasts. Thylakoid components and processes. Nitrogen fixation and nitrate reduction. Ammonia assimilation, photorespiration and amino acid biosynthesis. Micro-algae: laboratory growth techniques and biotechnology of biomass production. References. Index.