Preface; Acknowledgements; Detailed glossary of symbols and abbreviations; 1. A quantitative approach to plant-environment interactions; 2. Radiation; 3. Heat, mass and momentum transfer; 4. Plant water relations; 5. Energy balance and evaporation; 6. Stomata; 7. Photosynthesis and respiration; 8. Light and plant development; 9. Temperature; 10. Drought and other abiotic stresses; 11. Other environmental factors: wind, altitude, climate change and pollutants; 12. Physiology and crop yield improvement; Appendices; References; Index.
An authoritative introduction to plant responses and adaptation to the aerial environment, ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
Hamlyn G. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at the University of Dundee. His research uses experimental approaches and mathematical modelling to investigate the characteristics that enable plants to be adapted to specific environments and to tolerate environmental stress.
'For those working with plants in an environmental context, this
book is a must. It became the standard reference in bioclimatology,
plant ecophysiology and plant ecology. Hamlyn Jones translates
complex physical principles into a language biologists greatly
appreciate. It's wonderful to see a third edition, underlining the
lasting impact this book has.' Christian Körner, University of
Basel
'I have strongly recommended the previous editions to all my
students in plant physiology or applied crop management and will
continue to do so with this excellent new edition. Hamlyn Jones
provides an excellent combination of experimental experience with
the mathematical and physical bases of plant physiology and
environmental physics. This true systems approach to understanding
plant responses to the environment is precisely what is needed as
we address complex issues such as climate change. This is a book
that should be read by any scientist attempting to understand and
affect plant responses to the environment at the whole plant and
crop level, but especially at the molecular level. The combination
of clear conceptual explanations, and many well-chosen figures and
tables, along with their mathematical basis is particularly helpful
to those with different learning styles and goals.' Alan N. Lakso,
Cornell University
'This book's continued emphasis on using primary quantitative data
to illustrate plant behaviour and function maintains its
authoritative position as the core text for environmental plant
physiology. This third edition sees the scope of the book expanding
upwards and outwards with a new section on remote sensing, and
inwards to cover the emerging 'omics', whilst always retaining its
focus on the whole plant. I have lost four copies of the second
edition to light-fingered students over the years - convincing
evidence of its irresistible value. I firmly expect this third
edition to be equally desirable!' Mark Rayment, Bangor University
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