Scaling Physiological Processes

Download or read book Scaling Physiological Processes written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional plant physiological ecology is organism centered and provides a useful framework for understanding the interactions between plants and their environment and for identifying characteristics likely to result in plant success in a particular habitat. This book focuses on extending concepts from plant physiological ecology as a basis for understanding carbon, energy, and biogeochemical cycles at ecosystem, regional, and global levels. This will be a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in ecology, plant ecophysiology, ecosystem research, biometerology, earth system science, and remote sensing. - The integration of metabolic activities across spatial scales, from leaf to ecosystem - Global constraints and regional processes - Functional units in ecological scaling - Models and technologies for scaling