Plants in tropical regions are coping with enormous challenges of
physiological stresses owing to changing environmental and climatic
conditions. Rapid growth of human population and rampant exploitation
of fossil fuels and other developmental activities are actively
contributing to such perturbations. The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change has projected a sustained increase in carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions and thereby a rise in global temperature in the coming
decades. The resultant changes in precipitation patterns are now
evident across the globe due to intensication of hydrological cycle.
Moreover, gaseous and particulate pollutants are also an immense
challenge for tropical plants. Such vagaries in environmental
conditions have signicant impacts on the ecophysiological traits of
plants, resulting from altered interactions of tropical plants with
each other, as well as other biotic and abiotic components within the
ecosystem. Books available in the market that particularly focus on
ecophysiological responses of tropical plants to abiotic and biotic
environmental factors under climate change are limited. This book
intends to fill this knowledge gap and provides a detailed analysis on
ecophysiological responses of tropical plants to these environmental
challenges, as well as suggesting some approachable measures for plant
adaptations to these challenges. The book is equally applicable to
undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, teachers and
forest managers, and policy makers. Salient features of the book are:
A comprehensive discussion on adaptive mechanisms of plants through
their ecophysiological responses to various biotic and abiotic
stresses Elaboration on the recent techniques involved in
ecophysiological research A detailed account of evolutionary responses
of plants to changing climate Discussion of recent research results
and some pointers to future advancements in ecophysiological research
Presentation of information in a way that is accessible for students,
researchers, and teachers practicing in plant physiology and ecology.
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Recent Trends and Future Perspectives
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000961379
Publisert
2023
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Vendor
CRC Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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