Resistance to Air Pollutants: From Cell to Community

• Published in: Functional Plant Ecology pp. 601 - 626
• Main Authors: Barnes, Jeremy, Davison, Alan, Balaguer, Luis, Manrique-Reol, Esteban
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2007; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Pollutant Uptake; Superoxide Dismutase EC; Plantago Major; O3 Resistance; Influence Plant Response; Vascular Plants; Vice Versa; Inducible Differences; Total Forage Yield; Inherent Growth Rate; O3 Sensitivity; Stomatal Conductance; Bahia Grass; CSR Strategy; Specific Root Length; Leontodon Hispidus; Clove Content; Leaf Interior; Plant Relative Growth Rate; Rosette Diameter; C3 Concentration; Shenandoah National Park; Chapin III

This chapter discusses aspects related to the ecotoxicology of airborne pollutants. Physical leaf characteristics such as leaf thickness, mesophyll cell surface area, internal air space volume, cell wall thickness, and the volume of the aqueous matrix of the cell wall influence the eventual concentr...