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Covering the complexities and interconnected nature of the world, as well as the impact of mankind on the environment, this interdisciplinary book presents a holistic view of ecosystem function and is designed to help students understand and predict the environmental future of the Earth. The authors provide a complete view of the environment--from the Taiga Forests of interior Alaska to the desert plains of the Serengeti. While retaining the previous edition’s basic four-part structure, the authors have reviewed every topic (and consulted the recent literature in each case) in order to present the most complete and accurate picture of the state of ecosystem studies today.

Table of Contents:
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION: THE NATURE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES. 1. Development of concepts in ecosystem science. 2. Structure of terrestrial ecosystems. 3. Measurement of ecosystem function I. Carbon balances. 4. Measurement of ecosystem function II. Water and nutrient balances. 5. Additional approaches to analysis and synthesis in ecosystem studies. SECTION II: MECHANISMS: PROCESSES CONTROLLING ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. 6. Energy, water and carbon balances over leaves. 7. Water use and water balances in ecosystems. 8. Structure and dynamics of canopy systems. 9. Soil development and the soil environment. 10. Biological processes in soils. 11. Resource allocation and net primary production. 12. Chemical properties of litter and soil organic matter: the decomposition continuum . 13. Decay rates and nutrient dynamics of litter and soil organic matter. 14. Plant-soil interactions: Summary effects on nutrient cycles. 15. Factors limiting consumption: Plant-herbivore interactions. 16. Characteristics of ecosystems with high herbivore consumption rates. 17. The role of fire in carbon and nutrient balances. 18. Synthesis: A generalized theory of ecosystem dynamics. SECTION III: SYNTHESIS: DISTURBANCE, SUCCESSION AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION IN SPECIFIC ECOSYSTEMS. 19. A fire-dominated ecosystem: The taiga forests of interior Alaska. 20. The Serengeti: An herbivore-dominated ecosystem. 21. A gap-regeneration system: The northern hardwood forests of the U.S. 22. Ecosystem development over geologic time: Tropical forests of Hawaii. SECTION IV: APPLICATION- HUMAN IMPACTS ON LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS. 23. Ecosystems managed for food and fiber. 24. Invasions and extinctions: interactions between biodiversity and ecosystem function. 25. Effects of air pollution on terrestrial ecosystems. 26. Terrestrial ecosystems and global change.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780120417551
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Brooks/Cole
  • Height: 262 mm
  • No of Pages: 556
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Width: 184 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0120417553
  • Publisher Date: 09 Mar 2001
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 1228 gr


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