Plant-Atmosphere Relationships

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-6

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2. Conditions for life

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   Pages 7-20

3. Radiation coupling

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   Pages 21-36

4. Coupling through boundary layers

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   Pages 37-56

5. Heat and water exchange at plant surfaces

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   Pages 57-65

6. Field observations

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   Pages 66-77

7. Back Matter

   Pages 78-92

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In this small book I have tried to confine myself to the absolute necessities in a field which requires a knowledge of both biology and physics. It is meant as a primer for biological undergraduates. I hope it will lead some of them to further, more advanced, study. It has not been easy to present the subject in so few pages, and I am aware of many omissions. I hope readers will agree that it is best to concentrate on a small number of topics, which together constitute an essay on plant-atmosphere relationships. Advanced students will be able to take the subject further if they look up some of the references. Text books that I particularly recommend are those by Monteith [38] and Campbell [lOO]. If the reader intends to carry out research investigations he should also consult Fritschen and Lloyd [105] for an introduction to instrumentation in environmental biophysics.

• biology
• biophysics
• energy
• energy balance
• environment
• vegetation

• Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Edinburgh, UK

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