Leaf Development and Canopy Growth: Vol 4 (Biological Sciences Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184127044X ISBN 13: 9781841270449

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

The book takes a fresh, innovative look at the role of leaf development and canopy growth in the survival of the individual and the diversity of the community. It draws together significant advances in a diverse range of disciplines, answers some questions and, more importantly, stimulates the reader into new conceptual and experimental ways of approaching research.

Emergent properties at the plant scale are the result of self–organisation of "local rules" applied within the cell and the couplings that exist between cells in the plant. In a similar way, emergent properties at the canopy scale depend on properties of the individual plants that are present. The whole is much more than the sum of the constituent parts. The focus in this volume is on the light–intercepting surfaces of the plant and the utilisation of the absorbed energy to fix carbon – the foundation of carbon–based life on earth. The authors consider a diverse range of species throughout, drawing on experience gained with both monocultures and mixed–plant communities. The volume is intended for researchers and professionals in plant physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, ecology and evolutionary biology. It will also be of interest to crop physiologists.

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From the Back Cover

This volume reflects current interest in the plant canopy as something more than the addition of its constituent parts.

It focuses on the light–intercepting surfaces of the plant – in particular, the leaf laminae and utilisation of the absorbed energy to fix carbon from the atmosphere. However, as the leaf laminae form an integral component of the whole plant, they are considered in the context of the whole plant, the couplings with other plant tissues and the constraints that this imposes. Authors cover a diverse range of species, both as monocultures and as mixed–plant communities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184127044X
• ISBN 13: 9781841270449
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Marshall Bruce, Roberts Jeremy A.