Disturbance and Ecosystems Components of Response

Disturbance and Ecosystems Components of Response / edited by H. A. Mooney, M. Godron.

The earth's landscapes are being increasingly impacted by the activities of man. Unfortunately, we do not have a full understanding of the consequences of these disturbances on the earth's productive capacity. This problem was addressed by a group of French and U.S. ecologists who are spec...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mooney, H. A. (Editor), Godron, M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1983.
Edition:1st ed. 1983.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 44
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Ecotoxicology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1 Biosphere
  • 1.1 The Blue Planet: of Wholes and Parts and Man
  • Section 2 Landscape
  • 2.1 Landscape Modification and Changing Ecological Characteristics
  • 2.2 Ecological Modeling of Landscape Dynamics
  • Section 3 Ecosystem Functions
  • 3.1 Research on the Characteristics of Energy Flows within Natural and Man-Altered Ecosystems
  • 3.2 “Natural” Mixed Forests and “Artificial” Monospecific Forests
  • 3.3 Disturbance and Basic Properties of Ecosystem Energetics
  • 3.4 Ecosystem Water Balance
  • 3.5 Some Problems of Disturbance on the Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems
  • 3.6 Mechanisms of Ion Leaching in Natural and Managed Ecosystems
  • Section 4 Species Physiological Characteristics
  • 4.1 The Determinants of Plant Productivity — Natural Versus Man-Modified Communities
  • 4.2 Plant Growth and Its Limitations in Crops and Natural Communities
  • 4.3 Patterns of Nutrient Absorption and Use by Plants from Natural and Man-Modified Environments
  • 4.4 Comparisons of Water Balance Characteristics of Plant Species in “Natural” Versus Modified Ecosystems
  • Section 5 Population Characteristics
  • 5.1 Reproductive Strategies and Disturbance by Man
  • 5.2 Demographic Strategies and Originating Environment
  • 5.3 Genetic Characteristic of Populations
  • 5.4 Characteristics of Populations in Relation to Disturbance in Natural and Man-Modified Ecosystems.

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