Nutrient Acquisition by Plants: An Ecological Perspective

Adaptation and evolution of terrestrial plants depend, to a large extent, on their ability to acquire nutrients. This is a modern and integrative treatment of the mechanisms controlling plant nutrient uptake and how plants respond to changes in the environment. The following key topics are covered: soil nutrient bioavailability; root responses to variations in nutrient supply; nitrogen fixation; regulation of nutrient uptake by internal plant demand; root characteristics; kinetics of nutrient uptake; root architecture; life span; mycorrhizae; responses to climate change. This integrated view helps us to understand the mechanisms that govern present-day plant communities and is indispensable in models designed to predict the response of plants to a changing climate.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540241868
• ISBN13: 9783540241867
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"