570
Rubisco (cont.)
reduction 134ff
respiration 80ff
starch 124
sunflecks 345
salinity tolerance 254
shade plants 304, 325, 343ff, 556
carbon balance 351
carbon isotope ratio 351
reproduction 355
stomatal response 345
utilization of sun flecks 345
water relations 357
shoot-root-ratio 128, 135
soil nitrogen 496
specific leaf weight 252
specific leaf area 135
growth 152
starch 123
accumulation 125
carbon balance 129
diurnal turnover 125
growth 123
leaf age 126
light 128
metabolic pathway 124
nutrition 128
stem area index 438
storage 127, 133, 153
nitrate 137
starch 127, 137
stomata (see gmax' gmin)
abscisic acid 188ff
active vs passive movement 211ff
anatomy 196, 209
closing mechanism 209, 223ff
C0 2 240
daily course 192
direct observation 231ff
heat 241
helox 214
humidity response 188ff, 206ff, 214, 235ff
hysteresis opening vs closing 346
light 242
limitation for CO 2 exchange 151
nitrogen 167
oscillation 238
pore area 225
pressure volume relation 220
regulation 223, 232,
root signal 187ff
Spannungsphase, motoric phase 210, 219,
235ff
sunflecks 345
time for closure 235
transient phase 235ff,241
turgor 191, 213, 221ff
Subject Index
water relations 188, 207, 215, 218, 375
xylem ABA 194
xylem sap pH 193
succulence 252
sucrose
concentrations 126
growth 88, 156
metabolic pathway 124
respiration 79ff, 86
sulfur dioxide 115ff, 279ff
sunflecks 20, 343ff, 556
canopy structure 344
contribution to carbon balance 348ff
duration 350
frequency 344
induction of CO 2 fixation 345
model of photosynthesis 348[f
natural CO 2 uptake 347
photosynthetic utilisation 345
plant reproduction 353ff
plant water relations 357
temperature stress
cold 262ff
heat 241, 262ff
total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC) 143
transpiration 185
cuticle 186, 216
humidity 186, 207, 239
maximum rates 196
mesophyII 216
NaCl interaction 249ff
pipe model 196
sapwood area 199
sapwood growth 199
stomatal conductance 186, 196
water potential 186
tricarbonic-acid-cycle (TCA) 82ff
photosynthesis interaction 82
tolerance
chilling 267
desiccation 383
freezing 264, 269, 272
heat 264
photosynthesis 266
tundra 431ff
vapor pressure deficit
carbon isotop ratio 383
seasonal index 382
vegetation types
global distribution 469, 499
remote sensing 520
violaxanthin (V) 36, 54
Rubisco (cont.)
reduction 134ff
respiration 80ff
starch 124
sunflecks 345
salinity tolerance 254
shade plants 304, 325, 343ff, 556
carbon balance 351
carbon isotope ratio 351
reproduction 355
stomatal response 345
utilization of sun flecks 345
water relations 357
shoot-root-ratio 128, 135
soil nitrogen 496
specific leaf weight 252
specific leaf area 135
growth 152
starch 123
accumulation 125
carbon balance 129
diurnal turnover 125
growth 123
leaf age 126
light 128
metabolic pathway 124
nutrition 128
stem area index 438
storage 127, 133, 153
nitrate 137
starch 127, 137
stomata (see gmax' gmin)
abscisic acid 188ff
active vs passive movement 211ff
anatomy 196, 209
closing mechanism 209, 223ff
C0 2 240
daily course 192
direct observation 231ff
heat 241
helox 214
humidity response 188ff, 206ff, 214, 235ff
hysteresis opening vs closing 346
light 242
limitation for CO 2 exchange 151
nitrogen 167
oscillation 238
pore area 225
pressure volume relation 220
regulation 223, 232,
root signal 187ff
Spannungsphase, motoric phase 210, 219,
235ff
sunflecks 345
time for closure 235
transient phase 235ff,241
turgor 191, 213, 221ff
Subject Index
water relations 188, 207, 215, 218, 375
xylem ABA 194
xylem sap pH 193
succulence 252
sucrose
concentrations 126
growth 88, 156
metabolic pathway 124
respiration 79ff, 86
sulfur dioxide 115ff, 279ff
sunflecks 20, 343ff, 556
canopy structure 344
contribution to carbon balance 348ff
duration 350
frequency 344
induction of CO 2 fixation 345
model of photosynthesis 348[f
natural CO 2 uptake 347
photosynthetic utilisation 345
plant reproduction 353ff
plant water relations 357
temperature stress
cold 262ff
heat 241, 262ff
total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC) 143
transpiration 185
cuticle 186, 216
humidity 186, 207, 239
maximum rates 196
mesophyII 216
NaCl interaction 249ff
pipe model 196
sapwood area 199
sapwood growth 199
stomatal conductance 186, 196
water potential 186
tricarbonic-acid-cycle (TCA) 82ff
photosynthesis interaction 82
tolerance
chilling 267
desiccation 383
freezing 264, 269, 272
heat 264
photosynthesis 266
tundra 431ff
vapor pressure deficit
carbon isotop ratio 383
seasonal index 382
vegetation types
global distribution 469, 499
remote sensing 520
violaxanthin (V) 36, 54