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Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. George E. Taylor

    1. Desert Research Institute and Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA

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  2. Louis F. Pitelka

    1. Ecological Studies Program, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, USA

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  3. Michael T. Clegg

    1. Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, USA

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • George E. Taylor Jr., Louis F. Pitelka, Michael T. Clegg
    Pages 1-9

  3. Evolution in Relation to Environmental Stress

    • Anthony D. Bradshaw, T. McNeilly
    Pages 11-31

  4. Ecological Genetics and Chemical Modifications of the Atmosphere

    • J. Nigel B. Bell, Mike R. Ashmore, G. B. Wilson
    Pages 33-59

  5. Atmospheric Pollution and Terrestrial Vegetation: Evidence of Changes, Linkages, and Significance to Selection Processes

    • Samuel B. McLaughlin, Richard J. Norby
    Pages 61-101

  6. Evidence of Changes, Linkages, and Significance of Atmospheric Pollution to the Selection Process

    • T. Mike Roberts
    Pages 103-109

  7. Genetics of Response to Atmospheric Pollutants

    • Mikeal L. Roose
    Pages 111-126

  8. Genetics of the Resistance of Plants to Pollutants

    • Mark R. Macnair
    Pages 127-136

  9. Population Processes in Plants and the Evolution of Resistance to Gaseous Air Pollutants

    • Spencer C. H. Barrett, Elizabeth J. Bush
    Pages 137-165

  10. Population-Level Processes and Their Relevance to the Evolution in Plants Under Gaseous Air Pollutants

    • Florian Scholz
    Pages 167-175

  11. Consequences of Evolving Resistance to Air Pollutants

    • William E. Winner, James S. Coleman, Christopher Gillespie, Harold A. Mooney, Eva J. Pell
    Pages 177-202

  12. Estimating Costs of Air Pollution Resistance

    • James R. Ehleringer
    Pages 203-207

  13. The Physiological Basis of Differential Plant Sensitivity to Changes in Atmospheric Quality

    • David T. Tingey, Christian P. Andersen
    Pages 209-235

  14. Possible Genetic Effects of Continually Increasing Atmospheric CO2

    • Boyd R. Strain
    Pages 237-244

  15. Molecular Characterization of Plant Responses to Stress

    • Chris A. Cullis
    Pages 245-264

  16. Common Mechanisms of Intracellular Stress Induction by Atmospheric Pollutants and the Role of Genes and Mutations in Damage Alleviation

    • Duncan R. Talbot, Ronald T. Nagao, Eva J. Pell
    Pages 265-276

  17. Genomic Stress, Genome Size, and Plant Adaptation

    • H. James Price
    Pages 277-287

  18. Population-Level Techniques for Measuring Microevolutionary Change in Response to Air Pollution

    • Stephen J. Tonsor, Susan Kalisz
    Pages 289-311

  19. Ecological Genetics of Plant Populations in Polluted Environment

    • A. Jonathan Shaw
    Pages 313-320

  20. Ecological Genetics and Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry: The Application of Knowledge

    • David F. Karnosky
    Pages 321-336
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Human activities influence the chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere; examples are increases in troposphere concentrations of ozone, carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, heavy metals and UV-B radiation. Many of these changes can alter the physiological status of terrestrial vegetation through either inhibition or enhancement of growth and reproduction, thereby influencing the ability of sensitive plants to compete for limited resources. As a result, air pollution stress may be changing the genetic structure of plant populations. In this book, leading researchers with a broad, interdisciplinary range of expertise discuss the known and measurable effects of pollution on terrestrial vegetation within the framework of ecological genetics, as well as suitable experimental methodologies to analyze the often novel or unusual effects of such environmental stresses. For environmental researchers and managers, Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution will be a welcomed introduction to this field of growing importance for long-term ecological studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Desert Research Institute and Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, USA

    George E. Taylor

  • Ecological Studies Program, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, USA

    Louis F. Pitelka

  • Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, USA

    Michael T. Clegg

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