Resource Physiology of Conifers: Acquisition, Allocation, and Utilization

Resource Physiology of Conifers: Acquisition, Allocation, and Utilization
ISBN-10
0126528705
ISBN-13
9780126528701
Category
Nature
Pages
426
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Gulf Professional Publishing
Authors
Jacques Roy, William K. Smith, Thomas M. Hinckley

Description

Coniferous forests are among the most important of ecosystems. These forests are widespread and influence both the financial and biological health of our globe. This book focuses attention on conifers and how these trees acquire, allocate, and utilize the resources that sustain this crucial productivity. An international team of experts has surveyed and synthesized information from an expanding area of inquiry. The first half of the book describes how resources are acquired both by means of photosynthesis and through root systems. The latter half of the volume focuses upon how resources are stored and used. As conifers continue as a resource and ever increasingly important contributor to the regional and global environmental sustainability, this book will help establish how much sustainability can be expected and maintained.

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