Physiological Plant Ecology I: Responses To The Physical Environment (encyclopedia Of Plant Physiology)

Front Matter....Pages I-XV Introduction: Perspectives in Ecological Plant Physiology....Pages 1-9 Fundamentals of Radiation and Temperature Relations....Pages 11-40 Photosynthetically Active Radiation....Pages 41-55 Responses to Different Quantum Flux Densities....Pages 57-107 Non-photosynthetic Responses to Light Quality....Pages 109-134 Responses to Photoperiod....Pages 135-167 Plant Response to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation....Pages 169-197 Responses to Ionizing Radiation....Pages 199-228 The Aquatic Environment....Pages 229-247 Responses to Light in Aquatic Plants....Pages 249-276 Responses of Macrophytes to Temperature....Pages 277-338 Responses of Microorganisms to Temperature....Pages 339-369 Responses to Extreme Temperatures. Cellular and Sub-Cellular Bases....Pages 371-402 Ecological Significance of Resistance to Low Temperature....Pages 403-437 Ecological Significance of Resistance to High Temperature....Pages 439-474 Wind as an Ecological Factor....Pages 475-500 Fire as an Ecological Factor....Pages 501-538 The Soil Environment....Pages 539-559 Back Matter....Pages 561-628