Environmental plant physiology botanical strategies for a climate smart planet - Singh, Vir (CRC Press, 2020)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Chapter 1: Environment and Ecosystems: Physiological Basis of Ecology -- The Lumenosphere -- The Biosphere -- The Organism-Environment Relationships -- Energy and Nutrient Flows through Ecosystems -- Food Chains -- Food Web -- Ecological Pyramids -- Ecological Pyramid of Numbers -- Ecological Pyramid of Biomass -- Ecological Pyramid of Energy -- The Sixth Trophic Level -- The Seventh Trophic Level -- What Is Environmental Physiology? -- Climate and Its Changing Behavior
Scope of Environmental Plant Physiology -- Applications in Food Production -- Environmental Physiology: The Basis for a Climate-Smart Planet -- Summary -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 2: Energy Relations -- Energy and Life -- Trophic Diversity in Nature -- The Light of Life -- Leaf and Light -- Leaf-Energy Balance -- Energy Inputs and Energy Outputs of a Leaf -- Net Radiation -- Sensible Heat Loss (Conduction and Convection) -- Latent and Chemical Energy -- Photosynthetic Pathways -- C3 Photosynthesis -- C4 Photosynthesis -- CAM Photosynthesis -- E = mc2 in the Context of Earth's Ecosystems
Sun-Soil-Plant: The Evolutionary Ladder of Life -- Photosynthesis and Soil Fertilization -- Energy from Inorganic Molecules -- Energy from Organic Molecules -- Chemical Composition vis-à-vis Nutrient Requirements -- Herbivory -- Carnivory -- Detritivory -- Energy Limitations -- Optimal Foraging by Animals -- Optimal Foraging by Plants -- Energy Flow in the Biosphere -- Summary -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 3: Nutrient Relations -- The Pedosphere -- Soil as an Ecosystem -- Diversity of the World's Soils -- Soil Types -- Soil Biodiversity -- Pedodiversity-Biodiversity Relations
Essential Elements -- Sources of Plant Nutrients -- Nutrient Availability for Plants -- Interactions among Ions -- Cycles in the Soil -- Ion-Uptake Physiology -- Kinetics -- Internal Control -- Morphological Responses -- Root:Shoot Ratio and Root:Weight Ratio -- Root Diameter and Root Hairs -- Root Density and Distribution -- Soil Microorganisms -- Rhizosphere -- Impact on Nutrient Uptake -- Nitrogen Fixation -- Influence of Environmental Factors -- Mycorrhizas -- Summary -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 4: Water Relations -- The Water Planet as Home to Life
Water Properties Conducive to Life -- Water Availability to Organisms -- Water in Air -- Water Movement within Water -- Water Potential -- Plant Roots and Water Acquisition -- Water Relations of Plant Cells -- Supply of Water by the Soil -- Water Planet a Climate-Smart Planet -- Summary -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 5: Temperature Relations -- Microclimatic Variations and Temperatures -- Atmospheric Trends vis-à-vis Altitudes -- Troposphere -- Stratosphere -- Mesosphere -- Thermosphere -- Exosphere -- Plant-Temperature Relations -- Ground Color and Temperatures