Methods in Comparative Plant Ecology: A laboratory manual - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0412462303 ISBN 13: 9780412462306

Publisher: Springer, 1993

Synopsis

Methods in Comparative Plant Ecology: A laboratory manual is a sister book to the widely acclaimed Comparative Plant Ecology by Grime, Hodgson and Hunt. It contains details on some 90 critical concise diagnostic techniques by over 40 expert contributors. In one volume it provides an authoritative bench-top guide to diagnostic techniques in experimental plant ecology.

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Review

This book is ring bound which allows the volume to lie open on the laboratory bench. And make no mistake, it will lie open on many laboratory benches! Every plant ecology laboratory will want to have at least one copy. - Journal of Ecology
It will be of value not only to the experienced researcher but also to the novice starting a project...extremely useful - New Phytologists
There is much here of interest to teachers of A level and undergraduate biology and environmental science students. - The Biologist
The manual has been well written and edited...very useful to beginning graduate students who are looking for suitable techniques...You do not have to be an adherent of the comparative plant ecology school to find this book a useful addition to your bookshelf... - Ecology

Synopsis

With the growing awareness of the far reaching adverse effects of human economic activity on the biosphere, the methods used to investigate these effects on key plant species are crucial. This book supplies vital information on such methods. The Integrated Screening Programme (ISP) developed by the team of scientists at Sheffield University's Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology has given rise to the classic books "Comparative Plant Ecology" and "The Abridged Comparative Plant Ecology" (now published by Chapman & Hall). This book is a sister publication outlining the methods used by the ISP. Topics covered include: fundamental processes of photosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism; physiology of water relations; carbon allocation; responses to mineral depletion; day length changes; and chill/freezing, heat stress and other environmental stresses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412462303
• ISBN 13: 9780412462306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Hendry G.A., Grime J.P.