Physiological Ecology of Forest Production

Principles, Processes and Models
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-810206-0
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 770 g

Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate and management on forest productivity. As such they have the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional forest growth and yield models, which are based on mensuration data and assume that climate and atmospheric CO2 concentrations will be the same in the future as they are now. This book discusses the basic physiological processes that determine the growth of plants, the way they are affected by environmental factors and how we can improve processes that are well-understood such as growth from leaf to stand level and productivity. A theme that runs through the book is integration to show a clear relationship between photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrient requirements, transpiration, water relations and other factors affecting plant growth that are often looked at separately. This integrated approach will provide the most comprehensive source for process-based modelling, which is valuable to ecologists, plant physiologists, forest planners and environmental scientists.

Zielgruppe

forest managers; plant physiologists; ecologists and plant ecologists;
ecophysiologists; scientists and researchers involved in plant breeding, ecology and forest planning; students of forest management; environmental microbiologists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Landsberg, J. J.

Sands, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface1 Introduction2 Weather and Energy Balance3 Physiological Processes4 Stand Structure and Dynamics5 The Carbon Balance of Trees and Stands6 Nutrient Dynamics and Tree Growth7 Hydrology and Plant Water Relations8 Modelling tree growth: concepts and review9 The 3-PG Process-Based Model10 Future developmentsAppendix 1 Determining solar direction and radiationAppendix 2 Some mathematical details of 3 PGAppendix 3 Further readingReferences