Title: Global change : effects on coniferous forests and grasslands /
Authors: Breymeyer, A. I. 1932-; International Council of Scientific Unions.
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Climatic changes; Forest microclimatology.; Forest ecology; Conifers Ecology.; Grassland ecology; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Climatic changes Congresses; Forest microclimatology Congresses.; Forest ecology Congresses; Conifers Ecology Congresses.; Grassland ecology Congresses.; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) Congresses
Abstract: This volume critically assesses the present state of our knowledge, reviews extant forest and grasslands models, and develops foundations for the design of diagnostic and predictive models, as well as identifying plans for future research on ecosystem response to global change. Carbon flow and storage are emphasised, although the flow and storage of key nutrients such as nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus are also considered when deemed necessary to understand changes in the carbon budget of coniferous forests and grasslands.
Contents: 1. Executive Summary / J.R. Melillo, D.O. Hall and G.I. Agren -- 2. The Carbon Budget of Boreal Forests: Reducing the Uncertainty / T.R. Moore -- 3. Carbon Budget: Temperate Coniferous Forests / A.I. Breymeyer, B. Berg and S.T. Gower [and others] -- 4. The Carbon Budget of Tropical Savannas, Woodlands and Grasslands / R.J. Scholes and D.O. Hall -- 5. Carbon Budgets of Temperate Grasslands and the Effects of Global Change / O.E. Sala, W.K. Lauenroth and I.C. Burke -- 6. Photosynthesis, Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Climate Change / S.P. Long, C.P. Osborne and S.W. Humphries -- 7. Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Plant Respiration / M. Gonzalez-Meler, B.G. Drake and J. Azcon-Bieto -- 8. Carbon and Nutrient Allocation in Terrestrial Ecosystems / G.R. Shaver and J.D. Aber -- 9. Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Litter Quality and Decomposition / J.M. Melillo.