Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 976 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1551 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 976 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1551 g
Reihe: International Biological Programme Synthesis Series
ISBN: 978-1-107-40416-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book was first published in 1980 and was a synthesis of much of the recent work on the functioning of grassland ecosystems at the time. It is concerned with the ways in which nutrients and energy are moved between the physical environment, plants and animals.
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List of contributors; Foreword J. B. Cragg; Contents of IBP 18; Introduction A. I. Breymeyer; Part I. Processes and Productivity: 1. Abiotic subsystem W. T. Hinds and G. M. van Dyne; 2. Autotrophic subsystem J. S. Singh, M. J. Trlica, P. G. Risser, R. E. Redmann and J. K. Marshall; 3. Small herbivore subsystem L. Andrzejewska and G. Gyllenberg; 4. Large herbivore subsystem G. M. van Dyne, N. R. Brockington, Z. Szocs, J. Duek and C. A. Ribic; 5. Invertebrate predator subsystem A. Kajak; 6. Vertebrate predator subsystem L. D. Harris and G. B. Bowman; 7. Decomposer subsystem D. C. Coleman, A. Sasson, A. I. Breymeyer, M. C. Dash, Y. Dommergues, H. W. Hunt, E. A. Paul, R. Schaefer, B. Úlehlová and R. I. Zlotin; Part II. Systems Synthesis: 8. Nutrient cycling F. E. Clark, C. V. Cole and R. A. Bowman; 9. Comparative studies of ecosystem function N. I. Bazilevich and A. A. Titlyanova; 10. Total-system simulation models G. S. Innis, I. Noy-Meir, M. Godron and G. M. van Dyne; 11. Trophic structure and relationships A. I. Breymeyer; Part III. System Utilization: 12. Management impacts on structure and function of sown grasslands K. J. Hutchinson and K. L. King; 13. Simulation of intensively managed grazing systems N. G. Seligman and G. W. Arnold; 14. Reflections and projections G. M. van Dyne; Index.
