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008			130521s2012 enkab 000 0 eng c
010			_a 2011019454
020			_a9781107011076 (hardback)
020			_a9781107648258 (paperback)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQH541 _b.A326 2012
082	0	0	_a577 _bA2779t _223
100	1		_aÅgren, Göran I. _9193948 _2Local
245	1	0	_aTerrestrial ecosystem ecology _bprinciples and applications _cGöran Ågren, Folke O. Andersson.
260			_aCambridgey _aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2012.
300			_axviii, 330 p. _bill., maps _c25 cm.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Preface; 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; Appendices: Appendix 1. Abbreviations; Appendix 2. Glossary; Appendix 3. Some useful values and symbols used to represent them; Appendix 4. Data on selected ecosystems; Index.
650		0	_aEcology _989958
650		0	_aEcophysiology. _990076 _2Local
650		0	_aBiological systems. _962453 _2Local
650		0	_aGlobal environmental change _9103123 _2Local
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xEnvironmental aspects. _974402 _2Local
700	1		_aAndersson, Folke _d1933- _9196025 _2Local
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