UID:
almahu_9948026067802882
Format:
1 online resource (352 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-87856-5
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9786612878565
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0-08-092254-6
Series Statement:
Terrestrial ecology series, v. 4
Content:
Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate and management on forest productivity. As such they have the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional forest growth and yield models, which are based on mensuration data and assume that climate and atmospheric CO2 concentrations will be the same in the future as they are now. This book discusses the basic physiological processes that determine the growth of plants, the way they are affected by
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Physiological Ecology of Forest Production: Principles, Processes and Models; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Table of Symbols; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Some Background on Forests; 1.2 Models and Physiology; 1.3 Outline; 1.4 The PhysEcol Website; Chapter 2: Weather and Energy Balance; 2.1 Process Rates at Different Levels; 2.2 Weather Factors that Affect Plant Growth; 2.3 Variation of Climatic Factors Within a Canopy; 2.4 Energy Balance, Evaporation and Transpiration; 2.5 Canopy Energy Balance and Transpiration; Chapter 3: Physiological Processes
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3.1 Photosynthesis3.2 Stomatal Conductance; 3.3 Coupled Model of Photosynthesis and Stomatal Function; 3.4 Respiration; 3.5 Allocation of Biomass; Chapter 4: Stand Structure and Dynamics; 4.1 Stem Population Dynamics; 4.2 Height and Diameter Relations and Distributions; 4.3 Allometric Scaling and Its Implications; 4.4 Leaf Area of Trees and Canopies; 4.5 Roots; Chapter 5: The Carbon Balance of Trees and Stands; 5.1 Radiation Interception; 5.2 Modelling Canopy Photosynthetic Production; 5.3 Light-Use Efficiency and Canopy Photosynthetic Production; 5.4 Non-Homogeneous Canopies
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5.5 Stand Respiration5.6 Allocation of Biomass; Chapter 6: Nutrient Dynamics and Tree Growth; 6.1 Nutrient Cycling; 6.2 Forest Nutritional Requirements; 6.3 Modelling Soil Nutrient Dynamics; 6.4 A Pragmatic Fertility Index; Chapter 7: Hydrology and Plant Water Relations; 7.1 The Hydrological Balance; 7.2 Components of the Hydrological Balance; 7.3 Water in Soils and the Root Zone; 7.4 Water Movement Through Trees; 7.5 Models Including Storage; 7.6 Water Relations of Stands; 7.7 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 8: Modelling Tree Growth; 8.1 Concepts and Principles
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8.2 Types of Model in Forest Ecophysiology8.3 Discussion Arising from Empirical, Process-Based and Hybrid Models; 8.4 Model Evaluation: Testing and Sensitivity Analyses; Chapter 9: The 3-PG Process-Based Model; 9.1 An Overview of 3-PG; 9.2 Biological Sub-Models of 3-PG; 9.3 Calibration, Performance and Validation; 9.4 Applications; 9.5 Possible Improvements; 9.6 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 10: Future Developments; 10.1 Measurement and Instrumentation; 10.2 Remote Sensing; 10.3 Meta-Analyses; 10.4 Respiration; 10.5 Stomatal Control and Hydraulic Limitation; 10.6 Soil Fertility; 10.7 Models
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10.8 Concluding RemarksAppendices; Appendix 1: Determining Solar Direction and Radiation; Appendix 2: Some Mathematical Details of 3-PG; Appendix 3: Further Reading; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-374460-1
Language:
English
