Format:
Online Ressource (xix, 331 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780080922546
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0080922546
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0123744601
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9781282878563
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9780123744609
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1282878565
Series Statement:
Terrestrial ecology series 1936-7961 v. 4
Content:
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Weather and Energy Balance -- 3 Physiological Processes -- 4 Stand Structure and Dynamics -- 5 The Carbon Balance of Trees and Stands -- 6 Nutrient Dynamics and Tree Growth -- 7 Hydrology and Plant Water Relations -- 8 Modelling tree growth: concepts and review -- 9 The 3-PG Process-Based Model -- 10 Future developments -- Appendix 1 Determining solar direction and radiation -- Appendix 2 Some mathematical details of 3 PG -- Appendix 3 Further reading -- References
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 environmental factors and how we can improve processes that are well-understood such as growth from leaf to stand level and productivity. A theme that runs through the book is integration to show a clear relationship between photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrient requirements, transpiration, water relations and other factors affecting plant growth that are often looked at separately. This integrated approach will provide the most comprehensive source for process-based modelling, which is valuable to ecologists, plant physiologists, forest planners and environmental scientists. * Includes explanations of inherently mathematical models are aided by the use of graphs and diagrams illustrating causal interactions, and by examples implemented as Excel spread sheets * Uses process-based model as a framework for explaining the mechanisms underlying plant growth * Integrated approach provides a clear and relatively simple treatment * Includes access to electronic and printed spreadsheet examples of the variations of the ecophsyiological model
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version 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
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1282891170
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books
