Forest canopies [[electronic resource] ] : edited by Margaret D. Lowman, H. Bruce Rinker |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (542 p.) |
Disciplina |
574.5/2642
577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowmanMargaret
RinkerH. Bruce |
Collana | Physiological Ecology |
Soggetto topico |
Forest canopies
Forest canopy ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-00546-0
9786611005467 0-08-049134-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Structures of Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Nature of Forest Canopies; Empty Space: Another View of Forest Canopy Structure; Verticality and Habitat Analysis: Macarthur and Wilson's Biogeography Theory Revisited; Chapter 2. Tropical Microclimate Considerations; Chapter 3. Quantifying and Visualizing Canopy Structure in Tall Forests: Methods and a Case Study; Canopy TrekkingŽ: A Ground-Independent, Rope-Based Method for Horizontal Movement through Forest Canopies: Roman
Chapter 4. Vertical Organization of Canopy BiotaMacaws: Dispersers in a Tropical Habitat; Vertical Stratification among Neotropical Migrants; Chapter 5. Age-Related Development of Canopy Structure and Its Ecological Functions; Measuring Canopy Structure: The Forest Canopy Database Project; Chapter 6. A History of Tree Canopies; The Evolution of Rainforest Animals; The Botanical Ghosts of Evolution; Part II: Organisms in Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 7. What Is Canopy Biology? A Microbial Perspective; Arboreal Stromatolites: A 210 Million Year Record Chapter 14. The Biodiversity Question: How Many Species of Terrestrial Arthropods Are There?Insect Zoos as Windows into Forest Canopies; Chapter 15. Physical Transport, Heterogeneity, and Interactions Involving Canopy Anoles; The Color of Poison: Flamboyant Frogs in the Rainforest Canopy; Chapter 16. Ecology and Conservation of Canopy Mammals; Body Mass of Gliding Mammals: An Energetic Approach; Vertical Stratification of Small Mammals in Lowland Rainforest of the Australian Wet Tropics; Orangutans: The Largest Canopy Dwellers; Part III: Ecological Processes in Forest Canopies; Introduction Chapter 17. Photosynthesis in Forest CanopiesChapter 18. Insect Herbivory in Tropical Forests; Measuring Forest Herbivory Levels Using Canopy Cranes; Chapter 19. Nutrient Cycling; Chapter 20. Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Tropical Trees from a Canopy Perspective; DNA Sequences and Orchid Classification; Chapter 21. Decomposition in Forest Canopies; Chapter 22. Survival Strategies: A Matter of Life and Death; Part IV: Conservation and Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 23. Tarzan or Jane? A Short History of Canopy Biology; Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Sky International Canopy Crane Network |
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Forest canopies [[electronic resource] ] : edited by Margaret D. Lowman, H. Bruce Rinker |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (542 p.) |
Disciplina |
574.5/2642
577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowmanMargaret
RinkerH. Bruce |
Collana | Physiological Ecology |
Soggetto topico |
Forest canopies
Forest canopy ecology |
ISBN |
1-281-00546-0
9786611005467 0-08-049134-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Structures of Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Nature of Forest Canopies; Empty Space: Another View of Forest Canopy Structure; Verticality and Habitat Analysis: Macarthur and Wilson's Biogeography Theory Revisited; Chapter 2. Tropical Microclimate Considerations; Chapter 3. Quantifying and Visualizing Canopy Structure in Tall Forests: Methods and a Case Study; Canopy TrekkingŽ: A Ground-Independent, Rope-Based Method for Horizontal Movement through Forest Canopies: Roman
Chapter 4. Vertical Organization of Canopy BiotaMacaws: Dispersers in a Tropical Habitat; Vertical Stratification among Neotropical Migrants; Chapter 5. Age-Related Development of Canopy Structure and Its Ecological Functions; Measuring Canopy Structure: The Forest Canopy Database Project; Chapter 6. A History of Tree Canopies; The Evolution of Rainforest Animals; The Botanical Ghosts of Evolution; Part II: Organisms in Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 7. What Is Canopy Biology? A Microbial Perspective; Arboreal Stromatolites: A 210 Million Year Record Chapter 14. The Biodiversity Question: How Many Species of Terrestrial Arthropods Are There?Insect Zoos as Windows into Forest Canopies; Chapter 15. Physical Transport, Heterogeneity, and Interactions Involving Canopy Anoles; The Color of Poison: Flamboyant Frogs in the Rainforest Canopy; Chapter 16. Ecology and Conservation of Canopy Mammals; Body Mass of Gliding Mammals: An Energetic Approach; Vertical Stratification of Small Mammals in Lowland Rainforest of the Australian Wet Tropics; Orangutans: The Largest Canopy Dwellers; Part III: Ecological Processes in Forest Canopies; Introduction Chapter 17. Photosynthesis in Forest CanopiesChapter 18. Insect Herbivory in Tropical Forests; Measuring Forest Herbivory Levels Using Canopy Cranes; Chapter 19. Nutrient Cycling; Chapter 20. Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Tropical Trees from a Canopy Perspective; DNA Sequences and Orchid Classification; Chapter 21. Decomposition in Forest Canopies; Chapter 22. Survival Strategies: A Matter of Life and Death; Part IV: Conservation and Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 23. Tarzan or Jane? A Short History of Canopy Biology; Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Sky International Canopy Crane Network |
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Forest canopies : edited by Margaret D. Lowman, H. Bruce Rinker |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (542 p.) |
Disciplina |
574.5/2642
577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowmanMargaret
RinkerH. Bruce |
Collana | Physiological Ecology |
Soggetto topico |
Forest canopies
Forest canopy ecology |
ISBN |
1-281-00546-0
9786611005467 0-08-049134-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Structures of Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Nature of Forest Canopies; Empty Space: Another View of Forest Canopy Structure; Verticality and Habitat Analysis: Macarthur and Wilson's Biogeography Theory Revisited; Chapter 2. Tropical Microclimate Considerations; Chapter 3. Quantifying and Visualizing Canopy Structure in Tall Forests: Methods and a Case Study; Canopy TrekkingŽ: A Ground-Independent, Rope-Based Method for Horizontal Movement through Forest Canopies: Roman
Chapter 4. Vertical Organization of Canopy BiotaMacaws: Dispersers in a Tropical Habitat; Vertical Stratification among Neotropical Migrants; Chapter 5. Age-Related Development of Canopy Structure and Its Ecological Functions; Measuring Canopy Structure: The Forest Canopy Database Project; Chapter 6. A History of Tree Canopies; The Evolution of Rainforest Animals; The Botanical Ghosts of Evolution; Part II: Organisms in Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 7. What Is Canopy Biology? A Microbial Perspective; Arboreal Stromatolites: A 210 Million Year Record Chapter 14. The Biodiversity Question: How Many Species of Terrestrial Arthropods Are There?Insect Zoos as Windows into Forest Canopies; Chapter 15. Physical Transport, Heterogeneity, and Interactions Involving Canopy Anoles; The Color of Poison: Flamboyant Frogs in the Rainforest Canopy; Chapter 16. Ecology and Conservation of Canopy Mammals; Body Mass of Gliding Mammals: An Energetic Approach; Vertical Stratification of Small Mammals in Lowland Rainforest of the Australian Wet Tropics; Orangutans: The Largest Canopy Dwellers; Part III: Ecological Processes in Forest Canopies; Introduction Chapter 17. Photosynthesis in Forest CanopiesChapter 18. Insect Herbivory in Tropical Forests; Measuring Forest Herbivory Levels Using Canopy Cranes; Chapter 19. Nutrient Cycling; Chapter 20. Reproductive Biology and Genetics of Tropical Trees from a Canopy Perspective; DNA Sequences and Orchid Classification; Chapter 21. Decomposition in Forest Canopies; Chapter 22. Survival Strategies: A Matter of Life and Death; Part IV: Conservation and Forest Canopies; Introduction; Chapter 23. Tarzan or Jane? A Short History of Canopy Biology; Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Sky International Canopy Crane Network |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810985503321 |
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Forest dynamics and disturbance regimes : studies temperate evergreen-deciduous forests / Lee E. Frelich |
Autore | Frelich, Lee E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | IX, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in ecology |
Soggetto non controllato | Ecologia forestale |
ISBN | 0-521-65082-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990007869450403321 |
Frelich, Lee E.
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Forest ecology : recent advances in plant ecology / editor A. G. Van der Valk |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [S.l.], : Springer, [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 363 p. : ill. ; 27 cm |
Disciplina | 577.3(Ecologia forestale) |
ISBN | 978-90-481-2794-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0095485 |
[S.l.], : Springer, [2009] | ||
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Forest ecology : recent advances in plant ecology / editor A. G. Van der Valk |
Edizione | [[S.l.] : Springer] |
Descrizione fisica | Già pubbl. in: Plant ecology. |
Disciplina | 577.3(Ecologia forestale) |
ISBN | 978-90-481-2794-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-SUN0095485 |
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Forest ecosystems / David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart |
Autore | Perry, David A. |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Hopkins Univ. Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | XIV, 606 p. ; 28 cm |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Oren, Ram
Hart, Stephen C. |
Soggetto non controllato | Ecologia forestale |
ISBN | 9780801888403 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990009984600403321 |
Perry, David A.
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Baltimore, : Hopkins Univ. Press, 2008 | ||
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Forest ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : analysis at multiple scales / / Richard H. Waring, Steven W. Running |
Autore | Waring Richard H |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RunningS. W |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest management |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-30726-2
9786611307264 0-08-054608-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Forest Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales, Third Edition; Copyright page; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; III. THE SPACE/TIME DOMAIN OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; IV. TIME AND SPACE SCALING FROM THE STAND/SEASONAL LEVEL; V. MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; VI. RELATED TEXTBOOKS; VII. WEB SITE FOR UPDATED MATERIALS
SECTION I: Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands CHAPTER 2: Water Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HEAT AND WATER VAPOR TRANSFER FROM VEGETATION; III. WATER FLOW THROUGH TREES; IV. WATER STORAGE AND LOSSES FROM SNOW; V. WATER FLOW ACROSS AND THROUGH SOIL; VI. COUPLED WATER BALANCE MODELS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3: Carbon Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHOTOSYNTHESIS; III. AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION; IV. HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; V. MODELING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION; VI. NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND ALLOCATION VII. COMPARISON OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM MODELS VIII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4: Mineral Cycles; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PLANT PROCESSES AFFECTING NUTRIENT CYCLING; III. SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS; IV. SOIL AND LITTER PROCESSES; V. MASS BALANCE AND MODELS OF MINERAL CYCLES; VI. SUMMARY; SECTION II: Introduction to Temporal Scaling; CHAPTER 5: Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STRUCTURAL STAGES IN STAND DEVELOPMENT; III. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES OF STANDS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT; IV. LOOKING BACK IN TIME; V. ECOSYSTEM MODELS, PROJECTIONS FORWARD IN TIME; VI. SUMMARY CHAPTER 6: Susceptibility and Response of Forests to Disturbance I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIOTIC FACTORS; III. ABIOTIC FACTORS; IV. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; SECTION III: Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal Modeling; CHAPTER 7: Spatial Scaling Methods for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analysis; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ABIOTIC SITE VARIABLES; III. PROVIDING THE DRIVING VARIABLES, CLIMATOLOGY; IV. DESCRIBING THE ECOSYSTEM; V. SPATIALLY EXPLICIT LANDSCAPE PATTERN ANALYSIS; VI. DATA LAYER INCONSISTENCIES; VII. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; CHAPTER 8: Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis I. INTRODUCTION II. HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: BIOTIC ANALYSIS OF FOREST PATTERNS; COLOR PLATE; III. VERTICAL CONNECTIONS: FOREST-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; IV. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: REGIONAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; V. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 9: The Role of Forests in Global Ecology; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GLOBAL FOREST DISTRIBUTION; III. FOREST-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS; IV. FORESTS IN THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; V. FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY; VI. SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FORESTS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 10: Advances in Eddy-Flux Analyses, Remote Sensing, and Evidence of Climate Change; I. INTRODUCTION II. EDDY-COVARIANCE FLUXES |
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Waring Richard H
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Forest ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : analysis at multiple scales / / Richard H. Waring, Steven W. Running |
Autore | Waring Richard H |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RunningS. W |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest management |
ISBN |
1-281-30726-2
9786611307264 0-08-054608-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Forest Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales, Third Edition; Copyright page; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; III. THE SPACE/TIME DOMAIN OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; IV. TIME AND SPACE SCALING FROM THE STAND/SEASONAL LEVEL; V. MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; VI. RELATED TEXTBOOKS; VII. WEB SITE FOR UPDATED MATERIALS
SECTION I: Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands CHAPTER 2: Water Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HEAT AND WATER VAPOR TRANSFER FROM VEGETATION; III. WATER FLOW THROUGH TREES; IV. WATER STORAGE AND LOSSES FROM SNOW; V. WATER FLOW ACROSS AND THROUGH SOIL; VI. COUPLED WATER BALANCE MODELS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3: Carbon Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHOTOSYNTHESIS; III. AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION; IV. HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; V. MODELING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION; VI. NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND ALLOCATION VII. COMPARISON OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM MODELS VIII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4: Mineral Cycles; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PLANT PROCESSES AFFECTING NUTRIENT CYCLING; III. SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS; IV. SOIL AND LITTER PROCESSES; V. MASS BALANCE AND MODELS OF MINERAL CYCLES; VI. SUMMARY; SECTION II: Introduction to Temporal Scaling; CHAPTER 5: Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STRUCTURAL STAGES IN STAND DEVELOPMENT; III. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES OF STANDS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT; IV. LOOKING BACK IN TIME; V. ECOSYSTEM MODELS, PROJECTIONS FORWARD IN TIME; VI. SUMMARY CHAPTER 6: Susceptibility and Response of Forests to Disturbance I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIOTIC FACTORS; III. ABIOTIC FACTORS; IV. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; SECTION III: Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal Modeling; CHAPTER 7: Spatial Scaling Methods for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analysis; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ABIOTIC SITE VARIABLES; III. PROVIDING THE DRIVING VARIABLES, CLIMATOLOGY; IV. DESCRIBING THE ECOSYSTEM; V. SPATIALLY EXPLICIT LANDSCAPE PATTERN ANALYSIS; VI. DATA LAYER INCONSISTENCIES; VII. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; CHAPTER 8: Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis I. INTRODUCTION II. HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: BIOTIC ANALYSIS OF FOREST PATTERNS; COLOR PLATE; III. VERTICAL CONNECTIONS: FOREST-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; IV. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: REGIONAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; V. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 9: The Role of Forests in Global Ecology; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GLOBAL FOREST DISTRIBUTION; III. FOREST-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS; IV. FORESTS IN THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; V. FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY; VI. SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FORESTS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 10: Advances in Eddy-Flux Analyses, Remote Sensing, and Evidence of Climate Change; I. INTRODUCTION II. EDDY-COVARIANCE FLUXES |
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Forest ecosystems : analysis at multiple scales / / Richard H. Waring, Steven W. Running |
Autore | Waring Richard H |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RunningS. W |
Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology
Forest management |
ISBN |
1-281-30726-2
9786611307264 0-08-054608-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Forest Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales, Third Edition; Copyright page; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; III. THE SPACE/TIME DOMAIN OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; IV. TIME AND SPACE SCALING FROM THE STAND/SEASONAL LEVEL; V. MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; VI. RELATED TEXTBOOKS; VII. WEB SITE FOR UPDATED MATERIALS
SECTION I: Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands CHAPTER 2: Water Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HEAT AND WATER VAPOR TRANSFER FROM VEGETATION; III. WATER FLOW THROUGH TREES; IV. WATER STORAGE AND LOSSES FROM SNOW; V. WATER FLOW ACROSS AND THROUGH SOIL; VI. COUPLED WATER BALANCE MODELS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3: Carbon Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHOTOSYNTHESIS; III. AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION; IV. HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; V. MODELING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION; VI. NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND ALLOCATION VII. COMPARISON OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM MODELS VIII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4: Mineral Cycles; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PLANT PROCESSES AFFECTING NUTRIENT CYCLING; III. SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS; IV. SOIL AND LITTER PROCESSES; V. MASS BALANCE AND MODELS OF MINERAL CYCLES; VI. SUMMARY; SECTION II: Introduction to Temporal Scaling; CHAPTER 5: Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STRUCTURAL STAGES IN STAND DEVELOPMENT; III. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES OF STANDS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT; IV. LOOKING BACK IN TIME; V. ECOSYSTEM MODELS, PROJECTIONS FORWARD IN TIME; VI. SUMMARY CHAPTER 6: Susceptibility and Response of Forests to Disturbance I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIOTIC FACTORS; III. ABIOTIC FACTORS; IV. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; SECTION III: Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal Modeling; CHAPTER 7: Spatial Scaling Methods for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analysis; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ABIOTIC SITE VARIABLES; III. PROVIDING THE DRIVING VARIABLES, CLIMATOLOGY; IV. DESCRIBING THE ECOSYSTEM; V. SPATIALLY EXPLICIT LANDSCAPE PATTERN ANALYSIS; VI. DATA LAYER INCONSISTENCIES; VII. SUMMARY; COLOR PLATE; CHAPTER 8: Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis I. INTRODUCTION II. HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: BIOTIC ANALYSIS OF FOREST PATTERNS; COLOR PLATE; III. VERTICAL CONNECTIONS: FOREST-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; IV. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: REGIONAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; V. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 9: The Role of Forests in Global Ecology; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GLOBAL FOREST DISTRIBUTION; III. FOREST-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS; IV. FORESTS IN THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; V. FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY; VI. SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FORESTS; VII. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 10: Advances in Eddy-Flux Analyses, Remote Sensing, and Evidence of Climate Change; I. INTRODUCTION II. EDDY-COVARIANCE FLUXES |
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