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Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology / F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson and Peter M. Vitousek.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 529 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781441995032 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577 23 C463
Contents:
pt. 1. Context -- 1. The ecosystem concept -- 2. Earth's climate system -- 3. Geology, soils, and sediments -- pt. 2. Mechanisms -- 4. Water and energy balance -- 5. Carbon inputs to ecosystems -- 6. Plant carbon budgets -- 7. Decomposition and ecosystem carbon budgets -- 8. Plant nutrient use -- 9. Nutrient cycling -- 10. Trophic dynamics -- 11. Species effects on ecosystem processes -- pt. 3. Patterns -- 12. Temporal dynamics -- 13. Landscape heterogeneity and ecosystem dynamics -- pt. 4. Integration -- 14. Changes in the Earth system -- 15. Managing and sustaining ecosystems.
Summary: Annotation Features review questions at the end of each chapter; Includes suggestions for recommended reading; Provides a glossary of ecological terms; 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Context --
1. The ecosystem concept --
2. Earth's climate system --
3. Geology, soils, and sediments --
pt. 2. Mechanisms --
4. Water and energy balance --
5. Carbon inputs to ecosystems --
6. Plant carbon budgets --
7. Decomposition and ecosystem carbon budgets --
8. Plant nutrient use --
9. Nutrient cycling --
10. Trophic dynamics --
11. Species effects on ecosystem processes --
pt. 3. Patterns --
12. Temporal dynamics --
13. Landscape heterogeneity and ecosystem dynamics --
pt. 4. Integration --
14. Changes in the Earth system --
15. Managing and sustaining ecosystems.

Annotation Features review questions at the end of each chapter; Includes suggestions for recommended reading; Provides a glossary of ecological terms; 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.

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