Photosynthesis and Productivity in Different Environments

This volume provides a unique comparative treatment of annual and seasonal photosynthetic production in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

J. P. Cooper (Author)

9780521113427, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 June 2009

744 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 1.1 kg

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.

List of contributors
Foreword I. Malek and O. V. Zalensky
1. Introduction J. P. Cooper
Part I. Primary Production in Terrestrial Ecosystems: 2. Primary production of forests T. Kira
3. Primary production of grazing lands M. M. Caldwell
4. Primary production of tundra F. E. Wielgolaski
5. Primary production of deserts E. -D. Schulze and L. Kappen
5.1 Physiological basis of primary production of perennial higher plants in the Negev desert E. -D. Schulze, O. L. Lange, L. Kappen, M. Evenari and U. Buschbom
5.2 The biomass production of some higher plants in Near-Eastern and American deserts M. Evenari, S. Bamberg, E. -D. Schulze, L. Kappen, O. L. Lange and U. Buschbom
5.3 Potential photosynthesis of Central Asian desert plants O. V. Zalensky
5.4 Primary production of lower plants (lichens) in the desert and its physiological basis L. Kappen, O. L. Lange, E. -D. Schulze, M. Evenari and U. Buschbom
6. Productivity of agricultural ecosystems R. S. Loomis and P. A. Gerakis
7. Functioning of the biosphere at the primary production level - objectives and achievements F. E. Eckardt
Part II. Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems: 8. Primary production of freshwater macrophytes D. F. Westlake
9. Primary production of marine macrophytes K. H. Mann and A. R. O. Chapman
10. Primary production of freshwater microphytes J. F. Talling
11. Primary production of marine microphytes T. Platt and D. V. Subba Rao
12. Primary production of aquatic plants - conclusions J. F. Talling
Part III. Distribution of Radiant Energy and CO2 in Relation to Community Structure and Stratification: 13. Distribution of radiant energy and CO2 in terrestrial communities T. Saeki
14. The roles of nutrient cycling and radiant energy in aquatic communities D. W. Schindler and E. J. Fee
15. Solar radiation and carbon dioxide in plant communities - conclusions Margaret C. Anderson
Part IV. Photosynthetic Activity of Individual Plants and Tissues: 16. Photosynthetic mechanisms in higher plants J. H. Troughton
17. Photosynthesis in mosses and lichens P. Kallio and L. Karenlampi
18. Photosynthetic systems - conclusions Ph. Chartier and J. Catsky
Part V. Use of Assimilates for Maintenance, Growth and Development: 19. Biochemical pathways in unicellular plants G. E. Fogg
20. Use of assimilates in higher plants F. W. T. Penning de Vries
21. Source-sink relations and the partition of assimilates in the plant P. F. Wareing and J. Patrick
22. Beyond photosynthesis - the role of respiration, translocation and growth potential in determining productivity L. T. Evans
Part VI. Influence of Stress Factors and the Use of Assimilates: 23. Water stress, photosynthesis and the use of photosynthates B. Slavik
24. Influence of mineral nutrition on photosynthesis and the use of assimilates L. Natr
25. Influence of temperature stress on CO2-gas exchange H. Bauer, W. Larcher and R. B. Walker
26. Effects of environmental stress on photosynthesis - conclusions D. Koller
Part VII. Actual and Potential Production in Photosynthetic Systems: 27. Control of photosynthetic production in terrestrial systems J. P. Cooper
28. Crop simulation and experimental evaluation - a case study H. van Keulen, W. Louwerse, L. Sibma and Th. Alberda
29. Control of photosynthetic production in aquatic ecosystems E. Stengel and C. J. Soeder
30. Actual and potential photosynthetic production - conclusions W. R. Stern
Part VIII. Conclusions: 31. Photosynthesis and productivity in different environments E. C. Wassink
List of supplementary papers submitted at the IBP Aberystwyth Meeting, April 1973
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ]