Relationship between Forest Ecophysiology and Environment

• Other Authors: Tognetti, Roberto (Editor), Marshall, John D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Forestry & related industries; Leaf δ13C; Leaf δ15N; Growth stage; Environmental factors; Relative importance; nitrogen dioxide; nitrogen metabolism; photorespiration; heat dissipation; excess absorbed light energy; electron transfer; photochemical efficiency; altitude; non-structural carbohydrates; nutrients; ontogeny; Pinus cembra L.; Larix decidua Mill; boreal forest; leaf temperature; photosynthesis; water availability; leaf thermal damage; thermoregulation; endangered; Sonneratia × hainanensis; reproductive system; seed germination; light; temperature; salinity; Cinnamomum migao; autotoxicity; seedling growth; soil substrate; soil enzyme; soil fungi; TreeSonic; MOEd; forest productivity; dendrochronology; recruitment period; Aspromonte National Park; Sessile oak; deciduous forest; carbon sequestration; wood density; allometry; functional traits; climate niches; Malus baccata; MbERF11; cold stress; salt stress; transgenic plant; dendrometer; stem circumference changes; climate response; Mediterranean; Pinus nigra; Pinus pinaster; ontogenetic phases; adaptive strategies; leaf functional traits; light environment; canopy tree species; carbon isotopes; climate change; respiration; discrimination; mixed forest; keeling plot; branch lifespan; shoot lifespan; stem lifespan; branch shedding; shoot shedding; stem shedding; canopy; crown development; tree architecture; light foraging; phenotypic plasticity; shade tolerance; shade acclimation; light acclimation; light regime; sunfleck; leaf thickness; leaf angle; leaf three-dimensional structure; n/a
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Ecophysiological mechanisms underlie plant responses to environmental conditions and the influence these responses have on ecological patterns and processes. In this Special Issue, with a particular interest in the interactions between climate change, environmental disturbance, and functional ecology, experimental observations are described at a range of spatial scales. A modeling framework is used in an effort to relate mechanistic responses to ecosystem functions and services, and link forest ecophysiology and environmental indicators. This Special Issue collects important advances in studying and monitoring plant-environment interactions, covering biogeographic gradients from Mediterranean woodlands to boreal forests and from Alpine mountains to tropical environments.