Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology
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Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology
Springer, c2002
- : hardcover
- : softcover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-422) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This title: features review questions at the end of each chapter; includes suggestions for recommended reading; provides a glossary of ecological terms; and, has a wide audience as a textbook for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and as a reference for practicing scientists from a wide array of disciplines.
Table of Contents
I. CONTEXT * The Ecosystem Concept * Earth's Climate System * Geology and Soils * II. MECHANISMS * Terrestrial Water and Energy Balance * Carbon Input to Terrestrial Ecosystems * Terrestrial Production Processes * Terrestrial Decomposition * Terrestrial Plant Nutrient Use * Terrestrial Nutrient Cycling * Aquatic Carbon and Nutrient Cycling * Trophic Dynamics * Community Effects on Ecosystem Processes * III. PATTERNS * Temporal Dynamics * Landscape Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Dynamics * IV. INTEGRATION * Global Biogeochemical Cycles * Managing and Sustaining Ecosystem * Abbreviations * Glossary * References
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