Following Photons Through Forests by Leuchner, Michael; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Demmig-Adams, Barbara; Kobyashi, Hideki;

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This volume offers a fresh, innovative perspective on plant-photon interactions. With its overarching theme of following photons through forests, the volume features clusters of chapters dedicated to: (i) tracking photons via measurement and modelling at the canopy scale, (ii) the harnessing of photons by plants and its temporal variation in relation to plant phenology, (iii) the utilization of photons as dependent on plant functional state, and (iv) future directions for studying radiation ecology and forest ecosystem services in the context of human health. This volume is thus unique by bridging photon physics with the ecological dimension of photon receipt and utilization in forests as well as illustrating emerging interactions among trees, photons, and people in the Anthropocene. Integrative review chapters provide a new lens for future photon research in forests. This ambitious volume will appeal to academics in diverse fields, including ecology, physics, biogeochemistry, geography, and plant sciences.

Chapters 4, 5 and 13 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

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Part 1: Tracking Photons: Measurements and Modelling at the Canopy Scale.- Chapter 1: The Physics of Radiation Ecology.- Chapter 2: Tracking Photons in Forests: Measurement Principles, Technology, and Techniques.- Chapter 3: Ground-Based Approaches for Measuring Photosynthetically Active Radiation in Forests.- Chapter 4: Remote Sensing: Monitoring photons from a distance.- Chapter 5: Modeling Light Environments in Forest Canopies: Revisiting Old Wisdom for New Insights.- Part 2: Harnessing Photons: Optical Properties and Their Effects.- Chapter 6: Theory and Modeling of Fluorescence Light from Leaf to Canopy Scale.- Chapter 7: How the Optical Properties of Leaves Influence Ecosystem Properties.- Chapter 8: Where Have All the Photons Gone? The Optical Properties of Tree Bark and the Benefits of Photosynthetic Stems for the Carbon and Water Balance of Trees.- Chapter 9: Remote Sensing of Forest Structure and Carbon Dynamics in a Changing Environment.- Part 3: Reacting to Photons: The Plant Response.- Chapter 10: Forests in Sunlight: How Energy Flows into and Is Used Within the Plant.- Chapter 11: Scaling Forest Ecophysiology from the Leaf to the Globe.- Chapter 12: Leaf Optics, Phenology of Photosynthesis, and Cold Stress: A Tree Physiological Perspective.- Chapter 13: Detecting Tree Diseases in Forests Using Reflected Photons: the Oak Wilt Case.- Part 4: Photons in the Future: Radiation Ecology and Health in the Anthropocene.- Chapter 14: Forests as Therapeutic Environments.- Chapter 15: Radiant Health: Latitude’s Influence on Human Well-Being.