Canopy Photosynthesis: From Basics to Applications

Physical Processes in Leaf Canopies.- 1. Light Distribution.- 2. Leaf Energy Balance: Basics, and Modeling from Leaves to Canopies.- Physiological Processes from Leaves to Canopies.- 3. Modeling Leaf Gas Exchange.- 4. Within-canopy Variations in Functional Leaf Traits: Structural, Chemical and Ecological Controls and Diversity of Responses.- 5. Regulation of Leaf Traits in Canopy Gradients.- Whole-plant Processes in Leaf Canopies.- 6. Photomorphogenesis and Photoreceptors.-  7. Forest Canopy Hydraulics.- 8. Simulating Crop Growth and Development using Functional-Structural Plant Modeling.- Assessments of Vegetation Functioning.- 9. Modeling Canopy Photosynthesis.- 10. Observation and Modeling of Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange over Canopy.- 11. Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Potentials, Limitations, Developments and Applications.- 12. Biometric-based Estimations of Net Primary Production (NPP) in Forest Ecosystems.- Application to Ecological and Evolutionary Processes.- 13.  Optimization and Game Theory in Canopy Models.- 14. The Use of Canopy Models to Analyze Light Competition among Plants.- 15. Axiomatic Plant Ecology- Reflections toward a Unified Theory for Plant Productivity