Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations (eBook)

James R. Ehleringer, Graham D. Farquhar, Anthony E. Hall (Herausgeber)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
555 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-091801-3 (ISBN)

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This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes. - Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism - Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems - Hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses for evaluating water sources and transpiration - Use of stable isotopes in scaling from leaf to global levels - Sections include:ÿHistory and Theoretical Considerations,ÿEcological Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation,ÿAgricultural Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation,ÿGenetics and Isotopic Variation,ÿWater Relations and Isotopic Composition

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This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes. - Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism- Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems- Hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses for evaluating water sources and transpiration- Use of stable isotopes in scaling from leaf to global levels- Sections include: History and Theoretical Considerations, Ecological Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation, Agricultural Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation, Genetics and Isotopic Variation, Water Relations and Isotopic Composition

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Contributors

Numbers in parentheses indicate the pages on which the authors’ contributions begin.

Edmundo Acevedo(399),     International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, (CIMMYT), Wheat Program, 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Kay H. Asay(269),     U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-6300

David Barnhart(419),     Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

Joseph A. Berry(529),     Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, California 94305

Thomas W. Boutton(297),     Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

Mark S.J. Broadmeadow(109),     Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Enrico Brugnoli(93),     CNR, Istituto per l’Agroselvicoltura, via Marconi 2, Porano (TR), 05010 Italy

Jaime Cavelier(131),     Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Apdo Aereo 4976, Colombia

Anthony G. Condon(435, 451),     Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Todd E. Dawson(465),     Section of Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

Bahman Ehdaie(419),     Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

James R. Ehleringer(9, 155, 201, 297),     Stable Isotope Ratio Facility for Environmental Research and Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Christine G. Elsik(227),     Department of Forest Science, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

Graham D. Farquhar(47, 247, 371),     Research School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Richard B. Flagler(227, 297),     Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

Lawrence B. Flanagan(71),     Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6

Qingnong A. Fu1(297),     Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

Ann Gibson(311),     Department of Forestry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Larry Giles(529),     Botany Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706

Guillermo Goldstein(131, 327),     Department of Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

David A. Grantz(327),     University of California, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, California 93648

Howard Griffiths(109),     Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Anthony E. Hall(349),     Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

Noel M. Holbrook(131),     Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

Kerry T. Hubick(247, 311),     Exploitable Science and Technology, Department of Industry, Technology, and Commerce, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Abdelbagi M. Ismail(349),     Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

Paula C. Jackson(131),     Department of Biology and Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024

Douglas A. Johnson(269),     U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-6300

Richard C. Johnson(281),     U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, Pullman, Washington 99164

Marco Lauteri(93),     CNR, Istituto per l’Agroselvicoltura, via Marconi 2, Porano (TR), 05010 Italy

Guanghui Lin(497),     Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124

Nigel J. Livingston(141),     Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2Y2

Jon Lloyd(47),     Plant Environmental Biology Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Christina Máguas(201),     Botanical Department, Ecology Section, Lisbon University, 1700 Lisbon, Portugal

John D. Marshall(187),     Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843

Josette Masle(371),     Research School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Frederick C. Meinzer(131, 327),     Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, Aiea, Hawaii 96701

Cristina M. Menendez(349),     Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

Marion H. O’Leary(19),     Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583

C. Barry Osmond(529),     Botany Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706

Mark T. Patterson(213),     Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, and Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024

Fermin Rada(131),     Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida 5101 Venezuela

R. C. Nageswara Rao(247),     Legumes Program, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India

John J. Read(269),     U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.12.2012
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): Bernard Saugier
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-091801-8 / 0080918018
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-091801-3 / 9780080918013