Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

Título: Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

Autor: F Stuart Chapin

Sinopse: Humans have directly modified half of the ice-free terrestrial surface and use 40% of terrestrial production. We are causing the sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth. With the Earth´s climate, flora, and fauna changing rapidly , there is a pressing need to understand terrestrial ecosystem processes and their sensitivity to environmental and biotic changes. This book offers a framework to do just that. Ecosystem ecology regards living organisms, including people, and the e lements of their environment as components of a single integrated system. The comprehensive coverage in this textbook examines the central processes at work in terrestrial ecosystems, including their freshwater components. It traces the flow of energ y, water, carbon, and nutrients from their abiotic origins to their cycles through plants, animals, and decomposer organisms. As well as detailing the processes themselves, the book goes further to integrate them at various scales of magnitude-those of the ecosystem, the wider landscape and the globe. It synthesizes recent advances in ecology with established and emerging ecosystem theory to offer a wide-ranging survey of ecosystem patterns and processes in our terrestrial environment. Featurin g review questions at the end of each chapter, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of ecological terms, "Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology" is a vitally relevant text suitable for study in all courses in ecosystem ecology. Resou rce managers and researchers in many fields will welcome its thorough presentation of ecosystem essentials. Reviews of the first edition: "This textbook includes 16 chapters, each ending with a summary, review questions and references to additional readings. ! It is especially characterized by the great importance (250 pp.) which is attributed to abiotic aspects of ecosystem ecology and to production processes as well as nutrient cycling [...] . All these chapters are structured in an excellen t and well organized way. [...] Altogether, the authors have well succeeded in writing a comprehensive textbook, mainly for graduate students." - Angelika Schwabe, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 34 (3), 2004 "This comprehensive textbook outlines the central processes that characterize terrestrial ecosystems, tracing the flow of water, carbon, and nutrients from their abiotic origins to their cycles through plants, animals, and decomposer organisms. [...] This book synthesizes current advances

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Editora: SPRINGER

Páginas: 529

Ano: 2011

Edição: 2nd ed. 2012

Linguagem: PORTUGUES

ISBN: 144199503X

ISBN13: 9781441995032