Development of Laboratory Exercises in Plant Physiological Ecology: Integration of Modern Instrumentation and Computer Simulation

本项目将通过在植物生理生态学领域发展新的和创新的练习，克服西南德克萨斯州立大学（SWT）普通生态学、植物生态学和植物生理学实验室存在的主要缺陷。这些练习涉及的主题是陆地生态学和植物生理学的基础，即；光合作用、太阳辐射和资源竞争。新的练习强调当今生态学和植物生理学的定量和实验性质，并将现代仪器与计算机模拟建模相结合作为教学工具。具体的主题包括C3和C4光合作用的生态意义、树冠结构、物种混合和单一栽培中的光合作用、太阳辐射的光形态形成效应、叶片能量平衡、太阳紫外线辐射和平流层臭氧消耗。

This project will overcome major deficiencies that exist in the laboratories of General Ecology, Plant Ecology, and Plant Physiology at Southwest Texas State University (SWT) by developing new and innovative exercises in the area of plant physiological ecology. These exercises address topics that are fundamental to terrestrial ecology and plant physiology ,i.e. photosynthesis, solar radiation, and resource competition. The new exercises emphasize the quantitative and experimental nature of present-day ecology and plant physiology and combine modern instrumentation with computer simulation modeling as instructional tools. Specific topics covered include the ecological significance of C3 and C4 photosynthesis, canopy architecture, and photosynthesis in species mixtures and monocultures, photomorphogenic effects of solar radiation, leaf energy balance, solar ultraviolet radiation, and stratospheric ozone depletion.