Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

Humans have directly modified half of the ice-free terrestrial surface and use 40% of terrestrial production. We are causing the sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth. With the Earth's climate, flora, and fauna changing rapidly, there is a pressing need to understand terr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Chapin III, F Stuart (Autor), Matson, Pamela A. (Autor), Vitousek, Peter (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:2nd ed. 2011.
Temas:
Ecology .
Biodiversity.
Biotic communities.
Plant ecology.
Ecology.
Terrestial Ecology.
Ecosystems.
Plant Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • I. CONTEXT
  • The Ecosystem Concept
  • Earth's Climate System
  • Geology, Soils, and Sediments
  • II. MECHANISMS
  • Water and Energy Balance
  • Carbon Inputs to Ecosystems
  • Plant Carbon Budgets
  • TerrDecomposition and Ecosystem Carbon Budgets
  • Plant Nutrient Use
  • Nutrient Cycling
  • Trophic Dynamics
  • Species Effects on Ecosystem Processes
  • III. PATTERNS
  • Temporal Dynamics
  • Landscape Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Dynamics
  • IV. INTEGRATION
  • Changes in the Earth System
  • Managing and Sustaining Ecosystem
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • References.

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