Format:
Online-Ressource (XVII, 386 p. 75 illus., 33 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642191060
Series Statement:
Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis 215
Content:
Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.In this volume renowned experts treat plant desiccation tolerance at the organismic as well as at the cellular level. The diversity of ecophysiological adaptations and acclimations of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, mosses, and lichens is addressed in several chapters. The particular problems of vascular plants during dehydration/rehydration cycles resulting not only from their hydraulic architectures, but also from severe secondary stresses associated with the desiccated state are discussed. Based on the treatment of desiccation tolerance at the organismic level, a second section of the book is devoted to the cell biological level. It delineates the general concepts of functional genomics, epigenetics, genetics, molecular biology and the sensing and signalling networks of systems biology involved in dehydration/rehydration cycles. This book provides an invaluable compilation of current knowledge, which is a prerequisite for a better understanding of plant desiccation tolerance in natural as well as agro- and forest ecosystems where water is one of the most essential resources.
Content:
Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.In this volume renowned experts treat plant desiccation tolerance at the organismic as well as at the cellular level. The diversity of ecophysiological adaptations and acclimations of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, mosses, and lichens is addressed in several chapters. The particular problems of vascular plants during dehydration/rehydration cycles resulting not only from their hydraulic architectures, but also from severe secondary stresses associated with the desiccated state are discussed. Based on the treatment of desiccation tolerance at the organismic level, a second section of the book is devoted to the cell biological level. It delineates the general concepts of functional genomics, epigenetics, genetics, molecular biology and the sensing and signalling networks of systems biology involved in dehydration/rehydration cycles. This book provides an invaluable compilation of current knowledge, which is a prerequisite for a better understanding of plant desiccation tolerance in natural as well as agro- and forest ecosystems where water is one of the most essential resources.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Plant Desiccation Tolerance; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part II: The Organismic Level; Chapter 2: Cyanobacteria: Habitats and Species; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cyanobacterial Anhydrobiosis and Resistance to Complete Desiccation; 2.3 Habitats and Species; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Cyanobacteria: Multiple Stresses, Desiccation-Tolerant Photosynthesis and Di-nitrogen Fixation; 3.1 Multiple Stresses and Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacteria
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3.2 Cell Physiological Responses of Cyanobacteria to Stress of Drying Leading the Path to Desiccation3.2.1 Compatible Solutes; 3.2.2 Heat Shock and Water Stress Proteins; 3.2.3 Sun Protectants; 3.2.4 Membrane Lipids; 3.2.5 Polynucleotide Stability and Repair; 3.3 Photosynthesis; 3.3.1 Special Features of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis; 3.3.2 Desiccation and Photoinhibition; 3.3.3 Recovery of Photosynthesis During Rewetting After Desiccation; 3.3.4 Physiological Ecology of Desiccation on the Rock Outcrops of Tropical Inselbergs; 3.4 Biological Fixation of Di-nitrogen (N2)
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3.4.1 N2-Fixation and Input into Ecosystems3.4.2 Recovery of N2-Fixation During Rewetting After Desiccation; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Eukaryotic Algae; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Habitats and Species; 4.2.1 Marine Coastal Algae; 4.2.1.1 Habitat Influence; 4.2.1.2 Invasive Species; 4.2.1.3 Mediterranean Sea; 4.2.1.4 Marine Versus Brackish Ecotypes; 4.2.1.5 Costs and Benefits; 4.2.2 Terrestrial Algae; 4.2.2.1 Lithophytic Algae; Epilithic; Endolithic; Hypolithic; 4.2.2.2 Soil; 4.2.2.3 Epiphytic Algae; 4.2.2.4 Airborne Algae; 4.3 Physiological Ecology
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4.3.1 Photosynthetic Patterns of Marine Algae4.3.2 Release of Dissolved Organic Carbon During Rehydration; 4.3.3 Drought Period and Resurrection; 4.3.4 Antioxidants as a Protective Means; 4.3.5 Compatible Solutes; 4.3.6 Ultrastructure; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Lichens and Bryophytes: Habitats and Species; 5.1 Characteristics of Lichens and Bryophytes; 5.2 Mechanisms of Water Exchange in Lichens and Bryophytes Allowing Desiccation Tolerance; 5.3 Processes at Intermittent Desiccation Between Activity and Inactivity
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5.4 Functioning and Impacts of Non-vascular Plants at Microhabitats5.4.1 Impacts of Non-vascular Plants at Microhabitats; 5.4.2 Functioning of Non-vascular Soil Cover; 5.4.3 Functioning of Non-vascular Epiphytic Cover; 5.5 Global Patterns of Desiccation-Tolerant Lichens and Bryophytes; 5.5.1 Global Patterns as an Indication for the Ecological Relevance; 5.5.2 Impacts of Lichens and Bryophytes on the Carbon Cycle; 5.5.3 Impacts of Lichens and Bryophytes on the Hydrological Cycle; 5.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Ecophysiology of Desiccation/Rehydration Cycles in Mosses and Lichens
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6.1 Introduction
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642191053
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Plant desiccation tolerance Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 3642191053
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642191053
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
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Biology
Keywords:
Pflanzen
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Dürreresistenz
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-19106-0
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Author information:
Lüttge, Ulrich 1936-
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