Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology （2002. 490 p. w. 119 figs.）

Chapin, F. St./ Matson, P./ Mooney, Harold A.

SPRINGER, BERLIN（2002発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 490 p., 119 figs.
• 商品コード 9780387954431

基本説明

Outlines the central processes that characterize terrestrial ecosystems, tracing the flow of water, carbon, and nutrients from their abiotic origins to their cycles through plants, animals, and decomposer organisms.

Full 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.

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