Nutrient Acquisition by Plants An Ecological Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: BassiriRad, Hormoz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 181
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Plant physiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Physiology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Plant Biochemistry.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 348 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540276753
• ISSN: 0070-8356 ;

Adaptation and evolution of terrestrial plants depend, to a large extent, on their ability to acquire nutrients. This is a modern and integrative treatment of the mechanisms controlling plant nutrient uptake and how plants respond to changes in the environment. The following key topics are covered: soil nutrient bioavailability; root responses to variations in nutrient supply; nitrogen fixation; regulation of nutrient uptake by internal plant demand; root characteristics; kinetics of nutrient uptake; root architecture; life span; mycorrhizae; responses to climate change. This integrated view helps us to understand the mechanisms that govern present-day plant communities and is indispensable in models designed to predict the response of plants to a changing climate.