Theory predicts and evidence shows that plant species that use the C4 photosynthetic
pathway (C4 species) are less responsive to elevated carbon dioxide (e CO2) than species …

There is growing recognition that classifying terrestrial plant species on the basis of their
function (into'functional types') rather than their higher taxonomic identity, is a promising way …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …