Oaks physiological ecology : exploring the functional diversity of Genus Quercus L. /: exploring the functional diversity of Genus Quercus L. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Domingo Sancho-Knapik, editors.
• Editors: Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio; Peguero-Pina, José Javier; Sancho-Knapik, Domingo
• Contents: 1. Oaks and people: a long journey together; Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín et al -- 2. An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks: review of previous taxonomic schemes and synthesis of evolutionary patterns; Thomas Denk et al -- 3. The fossil history of Quercus; Eduardo Barrón et al -- 4. Physiological evidence from common garden experiments for local adaptation and adaptive plasticity to climate in American live oaks (Quercus section Virentes): implications for conservation under global change; Jeannine Cavender-Bares, José Ramirez-Valiente -- 5. Oaks under Mediterranean-type climates: functional response to summer aridity; Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín et al -- 6. Coexistence of deciduous and evergreen oak species in Mediterranean environments: costs associated with the leaf traits of both habits; Alfonso Escudero et al -- 7. The role of hybridization on the adaptive potential of Mediterranean sclerophyllous oaks: the case of the Quercus ilex x Q. suber complex; Unai López de Heredia et al -- 8. The xylem anatomy and function of oaks; Elisabeth Maria Rogier Robert et al -- 9. The role of mesophyll conductance in oak photosynthesis: among- and within-species variability; José Javier Peguero-Pina et al -- 10. Carbon losses from respiration and emission of volatile organic compounds -- the overlooked side of tree carbon budgets; Roberto Salomón et al -- 11. Photoprotective mechanisms in the genus Quercus in response to winter cold and summer drought; José Ignacio García-Plazaola et al -- 12. Growth and growth-related traits for a range of Quercus species grown as seedlings under controlled conditions and for adult plants from the field; Rafael Villar et al -- 13. Drought-induced oak decline -- factors involved, physiological dysfunctions, and potential attenuation by forestry practices; Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada et al -- 14. Physiological keys for natural and artificial regeneration of oaks; Jesús Pemán et al -- 15. Competition drives oak species distribution and functioning in Europe: implications under global change; Jaime Madrigal-González et al -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 583.65; Life sciences; Oak; Plant physiology; Biodiversity; Plant Ecology; Forests and forestry; NATURE -- Plants -- General; Oak; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- Forestry; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Biodiversity; Plant ecology; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Botany & plant sciences; Plant physiology; Life Sciences; Plant Physiology; Biodiversity; Plant Ecology; Forestry; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319690995
• Related ISBNs: 331969099X; 9783319690988; 3319690981
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 21, 2017).
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