Physiological plant ecology : ecophysiology and stress physiology of functional groups / 4th ed.

The Environment of Plants p. 1
The Surroundings of Plants p. 1
Radiation and Climate p. 32
Carbon Utilization and Dry Matter Production p. 69
Carbon Metabolism in the Cell p. 69
Gas Exchange in Plants p. 91
The Carbon Budget of the Whole Plant p. 139
The Carbon Budget of Plant Stands p. 163
Energy Conversion by the Plant Cover p. 173
The Utilization of Mineral Elements p. 185
The Soil as a Nutrient Source for Plants p. 185
The Uptake of Mineral Nutrients p. 186
Utilization and Deposition of Minerals in the Plant p. 193
The Elimination of Minerals p. 202
Nitrogen Metabolism p. 203
Habitat-Related Aspects of Mineral Metabolism p. 211
Mineral Cycling in Plant Communities p. 224
Water Relations p. 231
Poikilohydric and Homoiohydric Plants p. 231
Water Relations of Plant Cells p. 233
Water Relations of the Whole Plant p. 239
Water Relations in Plant Communities p. 286
Environmental Influences on Growth and Development p. 297
Regulation of Growth and Development p. 298
Developmental Stages of the Plant Life Cycle p. 307
The Seasonality of Growth and Development p. 324
Phenology: Plant Development as an Indicator of Weather Characteristics and Climate Changes p. 329
Plants Under Stress p. 345
Stress: Disturbance and Syndrome p. 345
Solar Radiation Stress p. 357
Stress Due to Extreme Temperatures p. 364
Oxygen Deficiency p. 396
Drought p. 401
Salt Stress p. 416
Excess of Heavy Metals p. 428
Pollutants and Their Impact on the Phytosphere p. 437
References p. 451
References within the Boxes p. 494
Subject Index p. 505
Boxes
M. Kuppers: Space Filling by Foliage: The Effect of Growth Form and Architecture on the Light Environment
M. Kuppers: Space Filling by Foliage: Simulation of Crown Architectural Growth as a Factor in Competition
U. Schreiber: In Vivo Chlorophyll Fluorescence: Assessment and Analysis of Photosynthesis Function
A.J.E. van Bel: Phloem Transport: The Collective Power of Single Modules
Ch. Korner: Atmospheric CO[subscript 2] Enrichment: an Ecological Perspective
J.F. Ma: Aluminum Tolerance in Plants
E. Steudle: Uptake of Water by Plant Roots
H. Richter: Long Distance Transport of Water in Plants and the Cohesion Theory
R. Borchert: Environmental Control of Vegetative Phenology in Tropical Dry Forest Trees
B. Demmig-Adams, W.W. Adams III: Photoprotection Against Excess Light Via Zeaxanthin-Dependent Energy Dissipation
L. Kappen, B. Schroeter: Surviving in the Cold: How Lichens Cope with the Environmental Conditions in Polar Regions
W.H.O. Ernst: Evolution of Adaptation Mechanism of Plants on Metal-Enriched Soils