00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862447778 Buklod 20240214150208.0 m | | ta 220527r20132012xx abf rab |||1 u|eng d 9781107648258 (Paperback) (iLib)UPBAG-00044663998 BC-72647 Mind Mover Publishing House, Inc. Department of Biology faculty DLC BAG rda eng QH 541 A37 2012 Agren, Goran I. author. Terrestrial ecosystem ecology principles and applications Goran I. Ågren, Folke O. Andersson. Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2012. xviii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) maps (some color) 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Reprinted 2013. Includes bibliographical references (pages [304]-319) and index. 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. "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." Ecology. Climatic changes Environmental aspects. Global environmental change. Biological systems. Ecophysiology. Andersson, Folke 1933- author. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN QH 541 A37 2012 Book