Root Ecology


anglais | 01-12-2010 | 420 pages

9783642055201

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In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study.This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in various ecosystems. Subsequently, a physiological background is provided for basic functions, such as carbon acquisition, water and solute movement, and for their responses to three major abiotic stresses, i.e. hard soil structure, drought and flooding. The volume concludes with the interactions of roots with other organisms of the complex soil ecosystem, including symbiosis, competition, and the function of roots as a food source.

Fonctionnalité

Elucidates the mechanisms by which roots have adapted to life in soil and the complex role of roots within the soil ecosystem

Table des matières

1 Constraints on the Form and Function of Root SystemsD. Robinson, A. Hodge and A. Fitter2 Distribution of Roots in Soil, and Root Foraging ActivityM.J. Hutchings and E.A. John3 Turnover of Root SystemsW.K. Lauenroth and R. Gill4 The Control of Carbon Acquisition by and Growth of RootsJ.F. Farrar and D.L. Jones5 Hydraulic Properties of RootsM.T. Tyree6 Root Growth and Function in Relation to Soil Structure, Composition, and StrengthA.G. Bengough7 Adaptation of Roots to DroughtW.J. Davies and M.A. Bacon8 Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Root Systems Subjected to Flooding of the SoilM.B. Jackson and B. Ricard9 Root Competition: Towards a Mechanistic UnderstandingH. de Kroon, L. Mommer and A. Nishiwaki10 Root Exudates: an OverviewS. Inderjit and L.A. Weston11 MycorrhizasF.A. Smith, S.E. Smith and S. Timonen12 Signalling in Rhizobacteria-Plant InteractionsL.C. van Loon and P.A.H.M. Bakker13 Interactions Between Oxygen-Releasing Roots and Microbial Processes in Flooded Soils and SedimentsP.L.E. Bodelier14 Root-Animal InteractionsJ.B. Whittaker

Détails

EAN :9783642055201
Editeur :Springer Berlin Heidelberg-Springer-Verlag GmbH
Date de publication :  01-12-2010
Format :Livre de poche
Langue :anglais
Hauteur :235 mm
Largeur :155 mm
Epaisseur :23 mm
Poids :633 gr
Stock :Impression à la demande (POD)
Nombre de page :420
Collection :  Ecological Studies
Mots clés :  Bodenökologie; Wurzeln; ecology-plants; ecophysiology-plants; ecosystem; environment; physiology; rootgrowth; roots; Soilecology; Ökologie Pflanzen; Ökophysiologie Pflanzen