Forest ecosystems /
Perry, David A.
Forest ecosystems / David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart - 2nd ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 - xiv, 606 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [521]-594) and index
Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic -- Change in time: an overview -- Disturbance in forest ecosystems -- Patterns and mechanisms of succession -- The structure of local ecosystems -- How biodiversity is created and maintained -- The biological web: interactions among species -- Size-density relationships in forests over time and across space -- Genetic and evolutionary aspects of species interactions -- Soil: the fundamental resource -- Primary productivity -- Forest nutrition -- Biogeochemical cycling: nutrient inputs to and losses from local ecosystems -- Biogeochemical cycling: the intrasystem cycle -- Herbivores in forest ecosystems -- Ecosystem stability I: introduction and case studies -- Ecosystem stability II: the role of biodiversity -- Ecosystem stability III: conserving species -- The future
9780801888403 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801888409 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Forest ecology
Forest ecosystems / David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart - 2nd ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 - xiv, 606 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [521]-594) and index
Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic -- Change in time: an overview -- Disturbance in forest ecosystems -- Patterns and mechanisms of succession -- The structure of local ecosystems -- How biodiversity is created and maintained -- The biological web: interactions among species -- Size-density relationships in forests over time and across space -- Genetic and evolutionary aspects of species interactions -- Soil: the fundamental resource -- Primary productivity -- Forest nutrition -- Biogeochemical cycling: nutrient inputs to and losses from local ecosystems -- Biogeochemical cycling: the intrasystem cycle -- Herbivores in forest ecosystems -- Ecosystem stability I: introduction and case studies -- Ecosystem stability II: the role of biodiversity -- Ecosystem stability III: conserving species -- The future
9780801888403 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801888409 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Forest ecology