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A New Ecophysiological Approach to Forest-Water Relationships in Arid Climates

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  1. I. Gindel
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Environment

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 5-8

  4. The Correlation between the Morphology, Anatomy and Physiological Properties of the Forest Plant and Its Environment

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 9-22

  5. Methodology in Forest Research

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 23-32

  6. The Consumption of Soil Water by Trees

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 33-48

  7. Absorption of Atmospheric Moisture by Woody Xerophytes

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 49-60

  8. Irrigation of Woody Xerophytes with Atmospheric Water within the Desert

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 61-64

  9. Accepted Transpiration Concepts

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 65-67

  10. Transpiration during the Season of Growth

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 69-73

  11. Transpiration as a Function of the Following Ecophysiological Factors

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 75-109

  12. The Xeromorphic Properties of the Leaf and Their Relationship to the Process of Transpiration

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 111-116

  13. Transpiration Suppressants

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    Pages 117-118

  14. Xerophytism

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 119-120

  15. Discussion and Conclusions

    • I. Gindel
    Pages 121-131

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 133-142
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A shortage of water exists, not only in the arid regions of the world, but even in some moderately humid climates. This situation is a consequence of water require­ ments for agriculture and industry in amounts greater than the natural surplus. Even in Europe there is increased anxiety over the state of water reserves, and shortages are forecast for the near future if industry continues to expand. During the past 50 years in the United States, water use has increased about twice as fast as the rate of population growth, and shortages have already appeared in some places. The need to conserve declining water resources which has become apparent over the last few decades has led several investigators to conclude that plants with a high rate of transpiration endanger water resources, and the growth of such plants must not be encouraged. Some think that trees withdraw more water from the soil than other plant species and evaporate it excessively through the stomata of leaves. THORNTHWAITE and HARE (1955) explained transpiration on the same thermo­ dynamic basis as evaporation, and calculated its rate, using DALTON'S law or modifications thereof. In spite ofthe many past and present investigations into the problems of transpiration, the biological aspects of this essential process is still poorly understood.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A New Ecophysiological Approach to Forest-Water Relationships in Arid Climates

  • Authors: I. Gindel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0585-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1973

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-6193-019-8Due: 30 June 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-0587-5Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0585-1Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 142

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Plant Physiology

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