Forest Diversity and Function Temperate and Boreal Systems /

One of the central research themes in ecology is evaluating the extent to which biological richness is necessary to sustain the Earth's system and the functioning of individual ecosystems. In this volume, for the first time, the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in fores...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael (Editor ), Körner, Christian (Editor ), Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 176
Temas:
Plant ecology.
Biodiversity.
Forestry.
Biotic communities.
Physical geography.
Biogeography.
Plant Ecology.
Ecosystems.
Earth System Sciences.
Biogeosciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: The Starting Point
  • An Introduction to the Functional Diversity of Temperate Forest Trees
  • Productivity and Growth
  • Diversity and Productivity in Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Experimental Plots
  • Confounding Factors in the Observational Productivity-Diversity Relationship in Forests
  • Genetic Diversity Parameters Associated with Viability Selection, Reproductive Efficiency, and Growth in Forest Tree Species
  • Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Functioning of Mixed-Species Stands: Evidence from a Long-Term Forest Experiment
  • The Role of Biodiversity on the Evaporation of Forests
  • Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Quality and Decomposition
  • The Effect of Biodiversity on Carbon Storage in Soils
  • Silviculture and Its Interactions with Biodiversity and the Carbon Balance of Forest Soils
  • Animals, Pests, and Disturbances
  • Linkages Between Tree Diversity, Soil Fauna and Ecosystem Processes
  • A Test of the Biodiversity-Stability Theory: Meta-analysis of Tree Species Diversity Effects on Insect Pest Infestations, and Re-examination of Responsible Factors
  • Susceptibility to Fungal Pathogens of Forests Differing in Tree Diversity
  • Implication of Forest Diversity in Resistance to Strong Winds
  • Fire Regime and Tree Diversity in Boreal Forests: Implications for the Carbon Cycle
  • Perspectives
  • The Design of Experimental Tree Plantations for Functional Biodiversity Research
  • The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: A Synthesis.

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