Photosynthesis and Productivity in Different Environments

By: J. P. Cooper

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First published in 1975, this volume provides a unique comparative treatment of annual and seasonal photosynthetic production in both terrestrial and aquatic environments on a world scale and examines the efficiency with which incoming light energy is utilised in different types of natural and managed vegetation, including agricultural crops. It discusses the characteristics of the vegetation which determine this productivity, including such features as leaf or plant arrangement in relation to light interception, the photosynthetic activity of the individual leaves or other organs and the strategy of the plant in making use of assimilates for growth and development. Most professional ecologists and plant physiologists will find much to interest them here and the book should form valuable background reading for students in plant biology, ecology and agriculture.

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List of contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Primary Production in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Primary production of forests
Primary production of grazing lands
Primary production of tundra
Primary production of deserts
Physiological basis of primary production of perennial higher plants in the Negev desert
The biomass production of some higher plants in Near-Eastern and American deserts
Potential photosynthesis of Central Asian desert plants
Primary production of lower plants (lichens) in the desert and its physiological basis
Productivity of agricultural ecosystems
Functioning of the biosphere at the primary production level - objectives and achievements
Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems
Primary production of freshwater macrophytes
Primary production of marine macrophytes
Primary production of freshwater microphytes
Primary production of marine microphytes T. Platt
Primary production of aquatic plants - conclusions
Distribution of Radiant Energy and CO2 in Relation to Community Structure and Stratification
Distribution of radiant energy and CO2 in terrestrial communities
The roles of nutrient cycling and radiant energy in aquatic communities
Solar radiation and carbon dioxide in plant communities - conclusions
Photosynthetic Activity of Individual Plants and Tissues
Photosynthetic mechanisms in higher plants
Photosynthesis in mosses and lichens
Photosynthetic systems - conclusions Ph. Chartier
Use of Assimilates for Maintenance, Growth and Development
Biochemical pathways in unicellular plants
Use of assimilates in higher plants
Source-sink relations and the partition of assimilates in the plant
Beyond photosynthesis - the role of respiration, translocation and growth potential in determining productivity
Influence of Stress Factors and the Use of Assimilates
Water stress, photosynthesis and the use of photosynthates
Influence of mineral nutrition on photosynthesis and the use of assimilates
Influence of temperature stress on CO2-gas exchange
Effects of environmental stress on photosynthesis - conclusions
Actual and Potential Production in Photosynthetic Systems
Control of photosynthetic production in terrestrial systems
Crop simulation and experimental evaluation - a case study
Control of photosynthetic production in aquatic ecosystems
Actual and potential photosynthetic production - conclusions
Conclusions
Photosynthesis and productivity in different environments
List of supplementary papers submitted at the IBP Aberystwyth Meeting, April 1973
Index
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