{"product_id":"9781402035883","title":"Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration: From Cell to Ecosystem","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAdvances in Photosynthesis and Respiration: From Cell to Ecosystem\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLambers, Hans\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRespiration in plants, as in all living organisms, is essential to provide metabolic energy and carbon skeletons for growth and maintenance. As such, respiration is an essential component of a plant’s carbon budget. Depending on species and environmental conditions, it consumes 25-75% of all the carbohydrates produced in photosynthesis – even more at extremely slow growth rates. Respiration in plants can also proceed in a manner that produces neither metabolic energy nor carbon skeletons, but heat. This type of respiration involves the cyanide-resistant, alternative oxidase; it is unique to plants, and resides in the mitochondria. The activity of this alternative pathway can be measured based on a difference in fractionation of oxygen isotopes between the cytochrome and the alternative oxidase. Heat production is important in some flowers to attract pollinators; however, the alternative oxidase also plays a major role in leaves and roots of most plants. A common thread throughout this volume is to link respiration, including alternative oxidase activity, to plant functioning in different environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2005-07-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781402035883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/1-4020-3589-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 250\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49937236885644,"sku":"9781402035883","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402035883.jpg?v=1779040757","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781402035883","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}