Plant Physiological Ecology Field methods and instrumentation / edited by R. Pearcey, H.A. Mooney, P.W. Rundel.

Physiological plant ecology is primarily concerned with the function and performance of plants in their environment. Within this broad focus, attempts are made on one hand to understand the underlying physiological, biochemical and molecular attributes of plants with respect to performance under the...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Pearcey, R. (Editor), Mooney, H.A (Editor), Rundel, P.W (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1989.
Edition:	1st ed. 1989.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Applied ecology. Plant science. Botany. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:

1 Principles of instrumentation for physiological ecology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Measurement and measurement errors
1.3 Instrument organization
1.4 Instrument initiation
1.5 Postscript
2 Field data acquisition
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Analog recorders
2.3 Digital recorders
2.4 Integrators
2.5 Sampling considerations
3 Water in the environment
3.1 Soil moisture
3.2 Atmospheric moisture
3.3 Moisture flux
4 Measurement of wind speed near vegetation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Flow in wind tunnels, growth cabinets and ducts
4.3 Weather stations and field survey
4.4 Wind profiles above vegetation
4.5 Boundary layer resistance
4.6 Calibration
4.7 Aerodynamic influence by masts
4.8 Visualization
4.9 Pressure measurements
4.10 Some applications
5 Soil nutrient availability
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Difficulties in measuring nutrient availability
5.3 Nitrogen availability
5.4 Phosphorus availability
5.5 Sulfur availability
5.6 Availability of essential cations
5.7 Micronutrient availability
5.8 Soil classification
5.9 Bioassay of nutrient availability
5.10 Soil acidity
5.11 Soil salinity
5.12 Soil redox potential
5.13 Comments on sampling
5.14 Index units
6 Radiation and light measurements
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Definitions and units
6.3 Energy versus photons as a measure of PAR
6.4 Radiation sensors: general characteristics
6.5 Determination of the diffuse and direct components of radiation
6.6 Calibration of radiation sensors
6.7 Sampling considerations
6.8 Photographic estimations of light climate
6.9 Spectral radiometry
7 Temperature and energy budgets
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Energy budget approach
7.3 Variations in air and leaf temperatures with height
7.4 Temperature and its measurement
7.5 Orientation and its measurement
7.6 Calculation of incident solar radiation on different surfaces
7.7 Leaf absorptance and its measurement
7.8 Boundary layer considerations
8 Measurement of transpiration and leaf conductance
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Leaf transpiration rate
8.3 Leaf conductance to water vapor
8.4 Instrumentation for transpiration measurements
8.5 Calibration of water vapor sensors
8.6 Systems for measuring transpiration and leaf conductance
8.7 Whole-plant measurements of transpiration
9 Plant water status, hydraulic resistance and capacitance
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Water potential and its components
9.3 Water content
9.4 Hydraulic resistance and capacitance
9.5 Conclusion
10 Approaches to studying nutrient uptake, use and loss in plants
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Nutrient uptake
10.3 Nutrient use and nutrient status
10.4 Chemical analysis
10.5 Nutrient loss
11 Photosynthesis: principles and field techniques
11.1 The system concept
11.2 Principles of photosynthesis measurement
11.3 Components of gas-exchange systems
11.4 Real photosynthesis systems
11.5 Matching instrument to objective
11.6 Calibrating photosynthesis systems
11.7 Calculating gas-exchange parameters
11.8 List of symbols
12 Crassulacean acid metabolism
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Measurement of succulence
12.3 Nocturnal acidification
12.4 Nocturnal CO2 fixation
12.5 Analysis of day—night and seasonal patterns of CO2 and H2O vapor exchange
12.6 Measurement of photosynthesis and respiration by O2 exchange
12.7 Water relations
12.8 Stress physiology
13 Stable isotopes
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Natural abundances of stable isotopes of ecological interest
13.3 Stable isotope mass spectrometry
13.4 Sample preparation
13.5 Sample variability
13.6 Application of stable isotopes in ecological studies
14 Canopy structure
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Direct methods
14.3 Semidirect methods
14.4 Indirect methods
14.5 Summary
15 Growth, carbon allocation and cost of plant tissues
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Growth analysis
15.3 Fate of carbon
15.4 Carbon and energy costs of growth and maintenance
16 Root systems
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Assessing root system structure and biomass in the field — determining what is there
16.3 Determination of root length and surface area
16.4 Microscale distributions of roots
16.5 Root system turnover and production
16.6 Root phenology and growth
16.7 Root system function
16.8 Root associations
16.9 Concluding thoughts
17 Field methods used for air pollution research with plants
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Studies of air pollution absorption
17.3 Air pollution instrumentation
17.4 Cuvettes
17.5 Field fumigation systems and approaches
17.6 Summary.

Plant Physiological Ecology Field methods and instrumentation / edited by R. Pearcey, H.A. Mooney, P.W. Rundel.

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