Explains the structure, function and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems and demonstrates the application of ecosystem ecology to current environmental problems.
Explains the structure, function and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems and demonstrates the application of ecosystem ecology to current environmental problems.
Göran I. Ågren is a Professor of Systems Ecology and has been teaching ecosystem ecology and the use of mathematical models in ecology for more than 30 years. His research focuses on carbon and nitrogen cycles in terrestrial ecosystems and how these processes can be most efficiently expressed in mathematical terms.
Inhaltsangabe
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.
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.
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