Biophysical Plant Physiology and Ecology

Biophysical Plant Physiology and Ecology
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Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 0716714477
ISBN-13 : 9780716714477
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Book Synopsis Biophysical Plant Physiology and Ecology by : Park S. Nobel

Download or read book Biophysical Plant Physiology and Ecology written by Park S. Nobel and published by W H Freeman & Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cells and difusion. Cell structure. Diffusion. Membrane structure. Membrane permeability. Cell walls. Problems. Water. Physical properties. Chemical potential. Central vacuole and chloroplasts. Water potential and plant cells. Chemical potential of ions. Fluxes and diffusion potentials. Active transport. Principles of irreversible thermodynamics. Solute movement across membranes. Light. Wavelength and energy. Absorption of light by molecules. De-excitation. Absorption spectra and action spectra. Photochemistry of photosynthesis. Chlorophyll -- Chemistry and spectra. Other photosynthetic pigments. Electron flow. Bioenergetics. Gibbs free energy. Biological energy currencies. Chloroplast bioenergetics. Energy flow in the biosphere. Temperature. Energy budget -- radiation. Wind -- heat conduction and convection. Latent heat -- transpiration. Soil. Further examples of energy budgets. Leaves and fluxes. Resistances and conductances -- transpiration. Water vapor fluxes accompanying transpiration. CO2 conductances and resistances. CO2 fluxes accompanying photosyntesis. Water use efficiency. Plants and fluxes. Gas fluxes above the leaf canopy. Gas fluxes within plant communities. Soil. Water movement in the xylem and phloem. The soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.


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