Physiological plant ecology: the 39th Symposium of the British Ecological Society held at the University of York, UK, 7-9 September 1998.

Part I: Resource Acqusition And Utilization:1. Compromising Efficiency: The Molecular Ecology Of Light-Resource Utilisation In Plants: C.B. Osmond, J.M. Anderson, M.C. Ball And J.J.G. Egerton2. Acquisition, Partitioning And Loss Of Carbon: J.F. Farrar3. Resource Acquisition By Plants: The Role Of Crown Architecture: R.W. Pearcy And F. Valladares4. Plant Responses To Small Perturbations In Soil Water Status: W.J. Davies And D.J.G. Gowing5. Evolution And Ecology Of Plant Mineral Nutrition: F.R. Stewart And S. Schmidt6. Roots As Dynamic Systems: The Developmental Ecology Of Roots And Roots Systems: A.H. FitterPart II: Interactions Between Organisms:7. The Ecophysiology Of Mycorrhizal Symbioses With Special Reference To Impacts Upon Plant Fitness: D.J. Read8. Measuring Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Case Studies Of Natural And Agricultural Ecosystems In A Western Australian Setting: J.S.Pate And M.J. Unkovich9. Parasitic Plants: Physiological And Ecological Interactions With Their Hosts: M.C. Press, J.D. Scholes And J.R. Watling10. Herbivory: M.J. CrawleyPart III: Responses To Global Environmental Change:11. SO2 Pollution: A Bygone Problem Or A Continuing Hazard: T.A. Mansfield12. Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses To Solar UV-B Radiation Mediated By Vegetation, Microbes And Abiotic Photochemistry: M.M. Caldwell, P.S. Searles, S.D. Flint And P.W. Barnes13. Understanding The Impacts Of Rising CO2: The Contribution Of Environmental Physiology: S.P. Long14. Genetic Vs. Environmental Control Of Ecophysiological Processes: Some Challenges For Predicting Community Responses To Global Change: F.A. Bazzaz And K.A. StinsonPart IV: Ecosystems:15. Alpine Plants: Stressed Or Adapted? Ch. Korner16. Arctic Plants: Adaptations And Environmental Change: J.A. Lee17. Ecophysiology Of Mangroves: Challenges In Linking Physiological Processes With Petterns In Forest Structure: M.C. Ball And M.A. Sobrado18. Water Use In Arid Land Ecosystems: J.R. Ehleringer, S. Schwinning And R. Gebauer19. Environmental Controls Of Gas Exchange In Tropical Rain Forests: J. GracePart V: Integration And Scaling:20. Comparative Plant Ecology And The Role Of Phylogenetic Information: D.D. Ackerly21. Stable Isotopes Reveal Exchanges Between Soil, Plants And The Atmosphere: H. Griffiths, A Borland, J. Gillon, K. Harwood, K. Maxwell And J. Wilson22. Issues When Scaling From Plants To Globe: F.I. Woodward