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This book provides a unique exploration of the inter-relationships between the science of plant environmental responses and the understanding and management of forest fires. It bridges the gap between plant ecologists, interested in the functional and evolutionary consequences of fire in ecosystems, with foresters and fire managers, interested in effectively reducing fire hazard and damage. This innovation in this study lies in its focus on the physiological responses of plants that are of relevance for predicting forest fire risk, behaviour and management. It covers the evolutionary trade-offs in the resistance of plants to fire and drought, and its implications for predicting fuel moisture and fire risk; the importance of floristics and plant traits, in interaction with landform and atmospheric conditions, to successfully predict fire behaviour, and provides recommendations for pre- and post- fire management, in relation with the functional composition of the community. The book will be particularly focused on examples from Mediterranean environments, but the underlying principles will be of broader utility.

Forestry management. --- Natural disasters. --- Plant ecology. --- Plant physiology. --- Geobiology. --- Forestry Management. --- Natural Hazards. --- Plant Ecology. --- Plant Physiology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Forest management. --- Biology --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Botany --- Plants --- Physiology --- Ecology --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Forest administration --- Forest plants --- Forest resource administration --- Forest resource management --- Forest stewardship --- Forest vegetation management --- Forestry management --- Forests and forestry --- Stewardship, Forest --- Vegetation management, Forest --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Management --- Administration --- Control --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Floristic ecology --- Incendis forestals --- Ecofisiologia vegetal --- Ecofisiologia de les plantes --- Ecologia fisiològica vegetal --- Ecologia vegetal fisiològica --- Ecologia vegetal --- Fisiologia vegetal --- Crema de boscos --- Incendis --- Desboscament

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This book presents the state-of-the-art in plant ecophysiology. With a particular focus on adaptation to a changing environment, it discusses ecophysiology and adaptive mechanisms of plants under climate change. Over the centuries, the incidence of various abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, atmospheric pollution, metal toxicity due to climate change have regularly affected plants and, and some estimates suggest that environmental stresses may reduce the crop yield by up to 70%. This in turn adversely affects the food security. As sessile organisms, plants are frequently exposed to various environmental adversities. As such, both plant physiology and plant ecophysiology begin with the study of responses to the environment. Provides essential insights, this book can be used for courses such as Plant Physiology, Environmental Science, Crop Production and Agricultural Botany. Volume 1 provides up-to-date information on the impact of climate change on plants, the general consequences and plant responses to various environmental stresses.

Plant ecophysiology. --- Agriculture. --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental plant physiology --- Physiological plant ecology --- Plant physiological ecology --- Ecophysiology --- Plant ecology --- Plant physiology --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Environmental aspects --- Plant physiology. --- Climate change. --- Environmental management. --- Plant Physiology. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Botany --- Plants --- Physiology --- Ecofisiologia vegetal --- Canvi climàtic --- Canvis climàtics --- Canvi climàtic global --- Cicles climàtics --- Fluctuacions climàtiques --- Oscil·lacions climàtiques --- Variacions climàtiques --- Climatologia --- Degradació ambiental --- Desertització --- Canvi mediambiental global --- Dendroclimatologia --- Escalfament global --- Paleoclimatologia --- Temperatura atmosfèrica --- Ecofisiologia de les plantes --- Ecologia fisiològica vegetal --- Ecologia vegetal fisiològica --- Ecologia vegetal --- Fisiologia vegetal --- Global environmental change