Physiological Plant Ecology: Eophysiology and Stress Physiology of Functional Groups Book

1	The Environment of Plants	1
1.1	The Surroundings of Plants	1
1.2	Radiation and Climate	32
2	Carbon Utilization and Dry Matter Production	69
2.1	Carbon Metabolism in the Cell	69
2.2	Gas Exchange in Plants	91
2.3	The Carbon Budget of the Whole Plant	139
2.4	The Carbon Budget of Plant Stands	163
2.5	Energy Conversion by the Plant Cover	173
3	The Utilization of Mineral Elements	185
3.1	The Soil as a Nutrient Source for Plants	185
3.2	The Uptake of Mineral Nutrients	186
3.3	Utilization and Deposition of Minerals in the Plant	193
3.4	The Elimination of Minerals	202
3.5	Nitrogen Metabolism	203
3.6	Habitat-Related Aspects of Mineral Metabolism	211
3.7	Mineral Cycling in Plant Communities	224
4	Water Relations	231
4.1	Poikilohydric and Homoiohydric Plants	231
4.2	Water Relations of Plant Cells	233
4.3	Water Relations of the Whole Plant	239
4.4	Water Relations in Plant Communities	286
5	Environmental Influences on Growth and Development	297
5.1	Regulation of Growth and Development	298
5.2	Developmental Stages of the Plant Life Cycle	307
5.3	The Seasonality of Growth and Development	324
5.4	Phenology: Plant Development as an Indicator of Weather Characteristics and Climate Changes	329
6	Plants Under Stress	345
6.1	Stress: Disturbance and Syndrome	345
6.2	Solar Radiation Stress	357
6.3	Stress Due to Extreme Temperatures	364
6.4	Oxygen Deficiency	396
6.5	Drought	401
6.6	Salt Stress	416
6.7	Excess of Heavy Metals	428
6.8	Pollutants and Their Impact on the Phytosphere	437
	References	451
	References within the Boxes	494
	Subject Index	505