BIOEE 4660 - [Physiological Plant Ecology, Lectures]

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only. (S-U grades by permission of instructor)

Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610 or introductory plant physiology. Limited to 30 students.

J. Sparks.

Detailed survey of the physiological approaches used to understand the relationships between plants and their environment. Lectures explore physiological adaptation; limiting factors; resource acquisition and allocation; photosynthesis, carbon, and energy balance; water use and water relations; nutrient relations; linking physiology, development, and morphology; stress physiology; life history and physiology; the evolution of physiological performance; and physiology at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Readings draw from the primary literature and textbooks.