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Author:   R. Matyssek ,  Hans Schnyder ,  Wolfgang Oßwald ,  Dieter Ernst
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2012 ed.
Volume:   220
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.759kg
ISBN:  

9783642428784

ISBN 10:   3642428789
Pages:   474
Publication Date:   15 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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The balance between resource sequestration and retention – a challenge in plant science.- Common links of molecular biology with biochemistry and physiology in plants under ozone and pathogen attack.- Host-parasite interactions and trade-offs between growth and defence related metabolism under changing environments.- Conifer Defense Against Insects and Fungal Pathogens.- The rhizosphere: molecular interactions between microorganisms and roots.- Stores as substrate sources of respiration – effects of nitrogen stress and day length.- Tracing carbon fluxes – resolving complexity using isotopes.- Solar radiation as a driver for growth and competition in forest stands.- Site conditions and tree-internal nutrient partitioning in mature European beech and Norway spruce at the Kranzberger Forst.- Plants and their ectomycorrhizosphere – cost and benefit of symbiotic soil organisms.- Case study „Kranzberger Forst“ – growth and defence in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.).- Growth and space use in competitive interactions between juvenile trees.- Allometry of tree crown structure. Relevance for space occupation at the individual plant level and for self-thinning at the stand level.- Principles of growth partitioning between trees in forest stands under stress.- Mechanistic modelling of soil-plant-atmosphere systems.- Learning from various plants and scenarios – statistical modeling.- Modeling the defensive potential of plants.- Effects of stress and defence allocation on tree growth - simulation results at the individual and stand level.- Predictability of plant resource allocation – new theory needed?- Conclusions and Perspectives.

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