Water and Plant Life: Problems and Modern Approaches: Ecological Studies, cartea 19

1 Fundamentals of Plant Water Relations.- Preface.- A. The Structure of Water in the Biological Cell.- B. The States of Water in the Plant—Theoretical Consideration.- C. The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum.- D. The Water Status in the Plant—Experimental Evidence.- 2 Water Uptake and Soil Water Relations.- Preface.- A. Root Extension and Water Absorption.- B. Resistance to Water Flow in the Roots of Cereals.- C. Soil Water Relations and Water Exchange of Forest Ecosystems.- 3 Transpiration and Its Regulation.- Preface.- A. Energy Exchange and Transpiration.- B. Water Permeability of Cuticular Membranes.- C. Physiological Basis of Stomatal Response.- D. Current Perspectives of Steady-state Stomatal Responses to Environment.- E. Water Uptake, Storage and Transpiration by Conifers: A Physiological Model.- 4 Direct and Indirect Water Stress.- Preface.- A. Water Stress, Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Activity.- B. Water Stress and Hormonal Response.- C. Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism Under Water Stress.- D. Water Stress During Freezing.- E. Cell Permeability and Water Stress.- F. Water Stress and Dynamics of Growth and Yield of Crop Plants.- 5 Water Relations and CO2 Fixation Types.- Preface.- A. Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM): CO2 and Water Economy.- B. Balance Between C3 and CAM Pathway of Photosynthesis.- C. C4 Pathway and Regulation of the Balance Between C4 and C3 Metabolism.- D. Ecophysiology of C4 Grasses.- 6 Water Relations and Productivity.- Preface.- A. The Use of Correlation Models to Predict Primary Productivity from Precipitation or Evapotranspiration.- B. The Use of Simulation Models for Productivity Studies in Arid Regions.- C. Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency.- D. Estimating Water Status and Biomass of Plant Communities by Remote Sensing.- E. PlantProduction in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas.- F. Water Content and Productivity of Lichens.- 7 Water and Vegetation Patterns.- Preface.- A. Water Relations and Alpine Timberline.- B. The Water Factor and Convergent Evolution in Mediterranean-type Vegetation.- C. The Water-Photosynthesis Syndrome and the Geographical Plant Distribution in the Saharan Deserts.- Index of Plant Species.