Acknowledgments |
Introduction |
Economics of Gas Exchange / Part I: |
The photosynthesis-nitrogen relationship in wild plants Christopher Field / Harold A. Mooney1: |
Modifications of solar-radiation absorption patterns and implications for carbon gain at the leaf level / James R. Ehleringer ; Kenneth S. Werk2: |
Form and orientation in relation to PAR interception by cacti and agaves / Park S. Nobel3: |
Unusual strategies of light absorption in rain-forest herbs / David W. Lee4: |
Economics of carbon fixation in higher plants / Ian R. Cowan5: |
Optimal stomatal conductance, allocation of energy between leaves and roots, and the marginal cost of transpiration / Thomas J. Givnish6: |
Internal leaf structure: a three-dimensional perspective / David F. Parkhurst7: |
Competing root systems: morphology and models of absorption / Martyn M. Caldwell ; James H. Richards8: |
Belowground costs: hydraulic conductance / Edwin L. Fiscus9: |
Economy of symbiotic nitrogen fixation / John S. Pate10: |
Ecological patterns of xylem anatomy / Pieter Baas11: |
Turgor maintenance in Hawaiian Dubautia species: the role of variation in tissue osmotic and elastic properties / Robert H. Robichaux ; Kent E. Holsinger ; Suzanne R. Morse12: |
Adaptations for water and thermal balance in Andean giant rosette plants / Frederick Meinzer ; Guillermo Goldstein13: |
Economics of Support / Part II: |
Evolution of plant life forms / John A. Raven14: |
Branching patterns and angles in trees / Jack B. Fisher15: |
Biomechanical constraints on crown geometry in forest herbs / 16: |
The roles of carbon balance and branching pattern in the growth of woody species / E.-Detlef Schulze ; Manfred KÃ1/4ppers ; Rainer Matyssek17: |
Seaweeds in moving water: form and mechanical function / Mimi A. R. Koehl18: |
Functional geometry of seaweeds: ecological consequences of thallus layering and shape in contrasting light environments / Mark E. Hay19: |
Economics of Biotic Interactions / Part III: |
Costs of defense and their effects on plant productivity / Sherry L. Gulmon20: |
Index |
Acknowledgments |
Introduction |
Economics of Gas Exchange / Part I: |