Physiological Ecology of Forest Productn - Principles, Processes and Models

Discusses the basic physiological processes that determine the growth of plants, the way they are affected by environmental factors and how we can improve processes that are well-understood such as growth from leaf to stand level and productivity.

List of contents

Preface1 Introduction2 Weather and Energy Balance3 Physiological Processes4 Stand Structure and Dynamics5 The Carbon Balance of Trees and Stands6 Nutrient Dynamics and Tree Growth7 Hydrology and Plant Water Relations8 Modelling tree growth: concepts and review9 The 3-PG Process-Based Model10 Future developmentsAppendix 1 Determining solar direction and radiationAppendix 2 Some mathematical details of 3 PGAppendix 3 Further readingReferences

Product details

• Authors: J Landsberg, J. J. Landsberg, Joe Landsberg, Peter Sands
• Publisher: Academic Press London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 13.12.2010, delayed
• EAN: 9780123744609
• ISBN: 978-0-12-374460-9
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Academic Press; Terrestrial Ecology
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food