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001 2011019454
003 DLC
005 20110824132429.0
008 110506s2011 enk 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011019454
020 $a9781107011076 (hardback)
020 $a9781107648258 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQH541$b.A326 2011
082 00 $a577$223
100 1 $aÅgren, Göran I.
245 10 $aTerrestrial ecosystem ecology :$bprinciples and applications /$cGöran Ågren, Folke O. Andersson.
260 $aCambridgey ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1112
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the world's natural resources it is important that we understand how and why ecosystems respond to such changes. This book explains the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, using examples ranging from the Arctic to the tropics to demonstrate how they react under differing conditions. This knowledge is developed into a set of principles that can be used as starting points for analysing questions about ecosystem behaviour. Ecosystem dynamics are also considered, illustrating how ecosystems develop and change over a range of temporal and spatial scales and how they react to perturbations, whether natural or man-made. Throughout the book, descriptive studies are merged with simple mathematical models to reinforce the concepts discussed and aid the development of predictive tools"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Preface; Prologue: environmental changes and ecosystem effects - two historical examples; Part I. History and Concepts: 1. History of ecosystem research and ecosystem knowledge; 2. Ecology, ecosystem and ecosystem science; 3. Ecosystem ecology - cornerstones and scientific methodology; Part II. Ecosystem Structure and Function: 4. Ecosystem structure - vegetation and soil; 5. Energy and water; 6. Plant production; 7. Soil organic matter processes; 8. Organisms and ecosystem processes; 9. Element cycles; 10. Principles; Part III. Ecosystem Dynamics at Different Time Scales: 11. Tectonic to orbital changes; 12. Millennial to centennial or postglacial changes; 13. Centennial to annual changes; Part IV. Applications: 14. Air pollution and forest ecosystems; 15. Global change; Epilogue: society and terrestrial ecosystem ecology; Appendices: Appendix 1. Abbreviations; Appendix 2. Glossary; Appendix 3. Some useful values and symbols used to represent them; Appendix 4. Data on selected ecosystems; Index.
650 0 $aEcology.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aGlobal environmental change.
650 0 $aBiological systems.
650 0 $aEcophysiology.
700 1 $aAndersson, Folke,$d1933-