With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, ecology, and ecosystems.

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This latest volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, forests, and ecosystems.

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, and ecosystems.

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, ecology, and ecosystems.

Allen, die mit Planung, Durchfuhrung und Auswertung von pflanzenoekologischen Experimenten zu tun haben, bietet dieses Handbuch eine zuverlassige Basis. Die Autoren beschreiben die biophysikalischen, physikalisch-chemischen und physiologischen Grundlagen der experimentellen Pflanzenoekologie sowie die Interaktionen zwischen Pflanzen und abiotischen Faktoren. Schwerpunktmassig konzentrieren sie sich dabei auf Teilbereiche, die fur den Freilandeinsatz von hoher Bedeutung sind. So behandeln sie insbesondere Fragen des Kohlenstoff- und des Wasserhaushaltes. Dabei werden einzelne Aspekte gezielt tiefgehend behandelt, auf ein oberflachliches Ansprechen moeglichst vieler Teilbereiche dagegen verzichtet. Mineralstoffhaushalt und Bodenoekologie wurden als Themen bewusst ausgeklammert, da fur diese zum Teil andere wissenschaftliche und methodische Anforderungen gelten. Die Darstellung und Erlauterung von Messtechniken und Arbeitsmethoden der modernen experimentellen Pflanzenoekologie runden das Buch ab.

There are significant pressures from climate change and air pollution that forests currently face. This book aims to increase understanding of the state and potential of forest ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment. Itreconciles process-oriented research, long-term monitoring and applied modeling through comprehensive forest ecosystem research. Furthermore, it introduces "forest super sites for research for integrating soil, plant and atmospheric sciences and monitoring. It also provides mechanistic and policy-oriented modeling with scientifically sound risk indications regarding atmospheric changes and ecosystem services.
Identifies current knowledge gaps and emerging research needsHighlights novel methodologies and integrated research conceptsAssesses ecological meaning of investigations and prioritizing research need"