Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science

Name: Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science
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ISBN: 9780120887743

ISBN-10: 0120887746

ISBN-13: 9780120887743

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kathleen C. Weathers, David L. Strayer, Gene E. Likens

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Ecosystem science has developed into a major part of contemporary ecology, and it is now applied to diagnose and solve a wide range of important environmental problems. Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science. Written by a group of experts, this book covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics.Addresses, contrasts, and compares both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.Combines general lessons, concepts, frameworks, and challenges in highly-accessible synthesis chapters.Presents first-hand case studies, written by leaders in the field, offering personal insights into how adopting an…

Book details

List price: $50.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 12/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.21" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science



Ecosystem Energetics



Primary Production: The Foundation of Ecosystems



Secondary Production and Consumer Energetics



Organic Matter Decomposition



Element Cycling



The Carbon Cycle



The Nitrogen Cycle



The Phosphorus Cycle



Synthesis



Revisiting the Ecosystem Concept: Important Features That Promote Generality and Understanding



Ecosystems in a Heterogeneous World



Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function



Essays



From Global Environmental Change to Sustainability Science: Ecosystem Studies in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico



Ecology of Lyme Disease



Understanding Ecosystem Effects fo Dams



Acid Rain



Streams and Their Valleys



Frontiers in Ecosystem Science Appendix:A Primer on Biologically Mediated Redox Reactions in Ecosystems


Glossary


Index