In a world of increasing atmospheric CO2, there is intensified interest in the ecophysiology of photosynthesis and increasing attention is being given to carbon exchange and storage in natural ecosystems. We need to know how much photosynthesis of terrestrial and aquatic vegetation will change as global CO2 increases. Are there major ecosystems, such as the boreal forests, which may become important sinks of CO2 and slow down the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on climate? Will the composition of the vegetation change as a result of CO2 increase?
This volume reviews the progress which has been made in understanding photosynthesis in the past few decades at several levels of integration from the molecular level to canopy, ecosystem and global scales.

A: Molecular and Physiological Control and Limitations

1 Dynamics in Photosystem II Structure and Function
2 Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Energy Capture, Conversion, and Dissipation in Leaves of Higher Plants
3 Chlorophyll Fluorescence as a Nonintrusive Indicator for Rapid Assessment of In Vivo Photosynthesis
4 Higher Plant Respiration and Its Relationships to Photosynthesis
5 Apoplastic and Symplastic Proton Concentrations and Their Significance for Metabolism
6 The Significance of Assimilatory Starch for Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana Wild-Type and Starchless Mutants
7 Photosynthesis, Storage, and Allocation
8 Gas Exchange and Growth
B: Responses of Photosynthesis to Environmental Factors
9 Internal Coordination of Plant Responses to Drought and Evaporational Demand
10 As to the Mode of Action of the Guard Cells in Dry Air
11 Direct Observations of Stomatal Movements
12 Carbon Gain in Relation to Water Use: Photosynthesis in Mangroves
13 Photosynthesis as a Tool for Indicating Temperature Stress Events
14 Air Pollution, Photosynthesis and Forest Decline: Interactions and Consequences
C: Plant Performance in the Field
15 Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants
16 Photosynthesis in Poikilohydric Plants: A Comparison of Lichens and Bryophytes
17 The Consequences of Sunflecks for Photosynthesis and Growth of Forest Understory Plants
18 Variation in Gas Exchange Characteristics Among Desert Plants
19 Deuterium Content in Organic Material of Hosts and Their Parasites
20 Photosynthesis of Vascular Plants: Assessing Canopy Photosynthesis by Means of Simulation Models
21 Effects of Phenology, Physiology, and Gradients in Community Composition, Structure, and Microclimate on Tundra Ecosystem CO2 Exchange
D: Global Aspects of Photosynthesis
22 Leaf Diffusive Conductances in the Major Vegetation Types of the Globe
23 Predictions and Measurements of the Maximum Photosynthetic Rate, Amax, at the Global Scale
24 Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Photosynthesis
25 Are C4 Pathway Plants Threatened by Global Climatic Change?
E: Perspectives in Ecophysiological Research of Photosynthesis
26 Overview: Perspectives in Ecophysiological Research of Photosynthesis
Species Index.