Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology: Principles and Applications - Rilegato

Ågren, Göran I.; Andersson, Folke O.

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ISBN 10: 1107011078 ISBN 13: 9781107011076

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

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.

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"Interestingly written and illustrated with clear functional graphs and charts... Highly recommended."
R.L. Smith for Choice Magazine

Descrizione del libro:

Cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen are increasingly altered by human activities. This book explains the structure, function and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems and explores how and why they respond to environmental change. A set of sixteen principles provides starting points for analyses of ecosystem behaviour.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1107011078
• ISBN 13: 9781107011076
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 348