Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

  • Book
  • © 1998

Overview

Editors:
  1. Robert A. Mickler

    1. ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Raleigh, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Susan Fox

    1. USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Raleigh, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • A sound scientific basis for management and policy decisions
  • A synthesis of 5 years of field and laboratory research
  • Invaluable for policy makers and land use managers

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 128)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (47 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
    Download chapter PDF

  2. An Introduction to Southern Forests in a Changing Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Chemical and Physical Environment

      • Robert A. Mickler
      Pages 3-14

    3. General Circulation Model Scenarios for the Southern United States

      • Ellen J. Cooter
      Pages 15-54

    4. Developing Policy-Relevant Global Climate Change Research

      • Christopher J. Bernabo
      Pages 55-70

  3. Global Change Impacts on Tree Physiology and Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Influence of Drought Stress on the Response of Shortleaf Pine to Ozone

      • Richard B. Flagler, John C. Brissette, James P. Barnett
      Pages 73-92

    3. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on the Growth and Physiology of Loblolly Pine

      • Makonnen Alemayehu, Douglas R. Hileman, Gobena Huluka, Prosanto K. Biswas
      Pages 93-101

    4. Environmental Stresses and Reproductive Biology of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida L.)

      • Kristina F. Connor, Timothy C. Prewitt, Franklin T. Bonner, William W. Elam, Robert C. Parker
      Pages 103-116

    5. Interactions of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Nutrient Status, and Water Stress on Physiological Processes and Competitive Interactions Among Three Forest Tree Species

      • John W. Groninger, John R. Seiler, Alexander L. Friend, Paul C. Berrang, Shepard M. Zedaker
      Pages 117-129

    6. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels and Air Temperature on Carbon Assimilation of Loblolly Pine

      • Robert O. Teskey
      Pages 131-148

    7. An Investigation of the Impacts of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Irrigation, and Fertilization on the Physiology and Growth of Loblolly Pine

      • Phillip M. Dougherty, H. Lee Allen, Lance W. Kress, Ramesh Murthy, Chris A. Maier, Timothy J. Albaugh et al.
      Pages 149-168

    8. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Nutrients on Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Total Chlorophyll Content of Young Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Trees

      • Thomas C. Hennessey, Venkatesh K. Harinath
      Pages 169-184

    9. Ecophysiological Response of Managed Loblolly Pine to Changes in Stand Environment

      • Mary A. Sword, Jim L. Chambers, Dennis A. Gravatt, James D. Haywood, James P. Barnett
      Pages 185-206

    10. Dynamic Responses of Mature Forest Trees to Changes in Physical and Chemical Climate

      • Samuel B. McLaughlin, Daryl J. Downing
      Pages 207-230

    11. Productivity of Natural Stands of Longleaf Pine in Relation to Competition and Climatic Factors

      • Ralph S. Meldahl, John S. Kush, Jyoti N. Rayamajhi, Robert M. Farrar Jr.
      Pages 231-254

    12. The Impacts of Acidic Deposition and Global Change on High Elevation Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forests

      • Samuel B. McLaughlin, J. Devereux Joslin, Wayne Robarge, April Stone, Rupert Wirnmer, Stan D. Wullschleger
      Pages 255-277

    13. The Influences of Global Change on Tree Physiology and Growth

      • Robert O. Teskey, Phillip M. Dougherty, Robert A. Mickler
      Pages 279-290

  4. Modeling the Biophysical Effects of Global Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Modeling Nutrient Uptake as a Component of Loblolly Pine Response to Environmental Stress

      • J. Michael Kelly, Ruth D. Yanai
      Pages 293-304
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

In conclusion, current-year, first-flush foliage of branches grown in 525 , . . d 1- 1 and 700 J. . Lll-I of carbon dioxide had much greater rates of Pm ax compared to the P max of foliage grown in 350 J. . Lll- I carbon dioxide. These findings are similar to other long-term field studies with loblolly pine (Teskey, 1995; Murthy, 1995). Elevated carbon dioxide concentration was also significantly affected the G , max however, higher rates were only found at the 525 J. . Ll 1-I carbon dioxide con­ centration. Generally the total chlorophyll content decreased as the carbon dioxide concentration was increased. The data presented here represent first-year responses to the carbon dioxide and cultural treatments. This experiment will continue to determine whether increased maximum net photosynthetic rate resulting from elevated carbon dioxide will persist over the life of the foliage and over an anticipated greater range of moisture and nutrient availability than existed during the first year of the study. In addition to this determination, evidence will also be collected to test for the possibility of downward acclimation of photosynthesis by foliage exposed to long-term ele­ vated carbon dioxide concentrations. Detailed phenology measurements of branches and whole trees are expected to further the knowledge of how loblolly pine trees growing at the edge of the natural range respond to variations in carbon dioxide concentration, water, and nutrient supply.

Editors and Affiliations

  • ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Raleigh, USA

    Robert A. Mickler

  • USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Raleigh, USA

    Susan Fox

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

  • Editors: Robert A. Mickler, Susan Fox

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2178-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94851-5Due: 24 March 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7446-9Published: 05 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-2178-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 892

  • Number of Illustrations: 85 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation