Forest Ecosystems

Informationen zum Autor www.fsl.orst.edu/~waring/ Dr. Waring is an accomplished writter and professor of forest science. His notable publications include the first edition of Forest Ecosystems written in 1985. Waring, R.H. and W.H. Schlesinger. 1985. Forest ecosystems: Concepts and management. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, FL. 338 p Steven W. Running is trained as a terrestrial ecologist, receiving the B.S. (1972) and M.S. (1973) degrees from Oregon State University, and the Ph.D. (1979) degree in Forest Ecology from Colorado State University. He has been with the University of Montana, Missoula, since 1979, where he is a Professor of Ecology. His primary research interest is the development of global and regional ecosystem biogeochemical models by integration of remote sensing with climatology and terrestrial ecology. He is a Team Member for the NASA Earth Observing System, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and is responsible for the EOS global terrestrial net primary production and evaporative index datasets. He has published over 240 scientific articles. He currently serves on the standing Committee for Earth Studies of the National Research Council, and on the federal Interagency Carbon Cycle Science Committee. He is a Co-Chair of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model Land Working Group, a Member of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program Executive Committee, and the World Climate Research Program, Global Terrestrial Observing System. Dr. Running is a chapter Lead Author for the 4th Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prof. Running is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and is designated a Highly Cited Researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information. Klappentext This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. Further understanding is given to techniques to explore the changes in climatic cycles, the implications of wide-scale pollution, fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. The inclusion of models, equations, graphs, and tabular examples provides readers with a full understanding of the methods and techniques. Includes a revised section on important advances in regional scale analyses Features an update to global scale analyses including revised color images Provides a detailed comparison of predicted vs. observed tree diversity across 65 eco-regions New companion website includes modeling software exercises and tutorials and video clips Zusammenfassung Provides information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. This title explores the changes in climatic cycles! the implications of wide-scale pollution! fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. It includes a section on important advances in regional scale analyses. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales I. Introduction II. The Scientific Domain of Forest Ecosystem Analysis III. The Space/Time Domain of Ecosystem Analysis IV. Time and Space Scaling from the Stand/Seasonal Level V. Management Applications of Ecosystem Analysis VI. Related Textbooks VII. Web Site for Updated Materials Section I. Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands 2. Water Cycles I. Introduction II. Heat and Water Vapor Transfer from Vegetation III. Water Flow through Trees IV. Water Storage and Losses from Snow V. Water Flow across and through Soil VI. Coupled Water Balance Models VII. Summary 3. Carbon Cycle I. Introduction II. Photosynthesis III. Autotrophic Res...

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www.fsl.orst.edu/~waring/

Dr. Waring is an accomplished writter and professor of forest science. His notable publications include the first edition of Forest Ecosystems written in 1985.
Waring, R.H. and W.H. Schlesinger. 1985. Forest ecosystems: Concepts and management. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, FL. 338 p Steven W. Running is trained as a terrestrial ecologist, receiving the B.S. (1972) and M.S. (1973) degrees from Oregon State University, and the Ph.D. (1979) degree in Forest Ecology from Colorado State University. He has been with the University of Montana, Missoula, since 1979, where he is a Professor of Ecology. His primary research interest is the development of global and regional ecosystem biogeochemical models by integration of remote sensing with climatology and terrestrial ecology. He is a Team Member for the NASA Earth Observing System, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and is responsible for the EOS global terrestrial net primary production and evaporative index datasets. He has published over 240 scientific articles. He currently serves on the standing Committee for Earth Studies of the National Research Council, and on the federal Interagency Carbon Cycle Science Committee. He is a Co-Chair of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model Land Working Group, a Member of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program Executive Committee, and the World Climate Research Program, Global Terrestrial Observing System. Dr. Running is a chapter Lead Author for the 4th Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prof. Running is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and is designated a Highly Cited Researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information.

Klappentext
This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. Further understanding is given to techniques to explore the changes in climatic cycles, the implications of wide-scale pollution, fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. The inclusion of models, equations, graphs, and tabular examples provides readers with a full understanding of the methods and techniques.

• Includes a revised section on important advances in regional scale analyses Features an update to global scale analyses including revised color images Provides a detailed comparison of predicted vs. observed tree diversity across 65 eco-regions * New companion website includes modeling software exercises and tutorials and video clips

  Zusammenfassung
  Provides information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. This title explores the changes in climatic cycles, the implications of wide-scale pollution, fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. It includes a section on important advances in regional scale analyses.

  Inhalt

  1. Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales

  I. Introduction

  II. The Scientific Domain of Forest Ecosystem Analysis

  III. The Space/Time Domain of Ecosystem Analysis

  IV. Time and Space Scaling from the Stand/Seasonal Level

  V. Management Applications of Ecosystem Analysis

  VI. Related Textbooks

  VII. Web Site for Updated Materials

  Section I. Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands

  2. Water Cycles

  I. Introduction

  II. Heat and Water Vapor Transfer from Vegetation

  III. Water Flow through Trees

  IV. Water Storage and Losses from Snow

  V. Water Flow across and through Soil

  VI. Coupled Water Balance Models

  VII. Summary

  3. Carbon Cycle

  I. Introduction

  II. Photosynthesis

  III. Autotrophic Respiration

  IV. Heterotrophic Respiration

  V. Modeling Photosynthesis and Respiration

  VI. Net Primary Production and Allocation

  VII. Comparison of Forest Ecosystem Models

  VIII. Summary

  4. Mineral Cycles

  I. Introduction

  II. Plant Processe…