Forest ecosystems
By: David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart.
Contributors: Oren, Ram, 1952-; Hart, Stephen C., 1961-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9780801888403
Subjects: Forest ecology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [521]-594) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Basic terminology and concepts; title: Forests as part of the global ecosystem; title: Major forest types and their climatic controls; title: Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic; title: Change in time: an overview; title: Disturbance in forest ecosystems; title: Patterns and mechanisms of succession; title: The structure of local ecosystems; title: How biodiversity is created and maintained; title: The biological web: interactions among species; title: Size-density relationships in forests over time and across space; title: Genetic and evolutionary aspects of species interactions; title: Soil: the fundamental resource; title: Primary productivity; title: Forest nutrition; title: Biogeochemical cycling: nutrient inputs to and losses from local ecosystems; title: Biogeochemical cycling: the intrasystem cycle; title: Herbivores in forest ecosystems; title: Ecosystem stability I: introduction and case studies; title: Ecosystem stability II: the role of biodiversity; title: Ecosystem stability III: conserving species; title: The future.