Terrestrial Photosynthesis in a Changing Environment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521899413)

Understanding how photosynthesis responds to the environment is crucial for improving plant production and maintaining biodiversity in the context of global change. Covering all aspects of photosynthesis, from basic concepts to methodologies, from the organelle to whole ecosystem levels, this is an integrated guide to photosynthesis in an environmentally dynamic context. Focusing on the ecophysiology of photosynthesis - how photosynthesis varies in time and space, responds and adapts to environmental conditions and differs among species within an evolutionary context - the book features contributions from leaders in the field. The approach is interdisciplinary and the topics covered have applications for ecology, environmental sciences, agronomy, forestry and meteorology. It also addresses applied fields such as climate change, biomass and biofuel production and genetic engineering, making a valuable contribution to our understanding of the impacts of climate change on the primary productivity of the globe and on ecosystem stability.

Author: Jaume Flexas
ISBN-10: 0521899419
ISBN-13: 9780521899413
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2012
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.75lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.60w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2013