000 nam a22 4500
999 _c194510
_d194510
020 _a9780120887743
040 _cDepartment of Botany
100 _aWeathers, Kathie
245 _aFundamentals of Ecosystem Science /
260 _bElsevier,
_c2012.
505 _aSection I: Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction to Ecosystem Science Pages 3-23 Section II: Ecological Energetics Section II. Ecological Energetics Pages 25-26 Chapter 2 - Primary Production: The Foundation of Ecosystems Pages 27-51 Chapter 3 - Secondary Production and Consumer Energetics Pages 53-74 Chapter 4 - Organic Matter Decomposition Pages 75-94 Section III: Biogeochemistry Chapter 5 - Element Cycling Pages 97-108 Chapter 6 - The Carbon Cycle: With a Brief Introduction to Global Biogeochemistry Pages 109-135 Chapter 7 - The Nitrogen Cycle Pages 137-158 Chapter 8 - The Phosphorus Cycle Pages 159-178 Section IV: Synthesis Section IV. Synthesis Pages 179-180 Chapter 9 - Revisiting the Ecosystem Concept: Important Features That Promote Generality and Understanding Pages 181-190 Chapter 10 - Ecosystems in a Heterogeneous World Pages 191-213 Chapter 11 - Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function Pages 215-230 Section V: Case Studies Section V. Case Studies Pages 231-232 Chapter 12 - From Global Environmental Change to Sustainability Science: Ecosystem Studies in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico Pages 233-241 Chapter 13 - Ecology of Lyme Disease Pages 243-251 Chapter 14 - Understanding Ecosystem Effects of Dams Pages 253-258 Chapter 15 - Acid Rain Pages 259-264 Chapter 16 - Streams and Their Valleys Pages 265-276 Section VI: Frontiers Chapter 17 - Frontiers in Ecosystem Science Pages 279-296 Appendix - A Primer on Biologically Mediated Redox Reactions in Ecosystems Pages 297-301
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