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Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes [electronic resource] / edited by Gary M. Lovett [and others].

Conference Author
Cary Conference (10th : 2003 : Millbrook, N.Y.)
Published
New York : Springer, 2005. ; London.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiv, 489 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Lovett, Gary
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Contents
Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes / Gary M. Lovett ... [et al.] -- SECTION I. CHALLENGES AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES -- Causes and consequences of spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem function / Monica G. Turner, F. Stuart Chapin III -- The template: patterns and processes of spatial variation / Ethan P. White, James H. Brown -- Thoughts on the generation and imporatance of spatial heterogeneity in ecosystems and landscapes / John Pastor -- Reciprocal cause and effect between environmental heterogeneity and transport processes / William A. Reiners -- SECTION II. PERSPECTIVES FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES -- Population ecology in spatially heterogeneous environments / Lenore Fahrig, William K. Nuttle -- Heterogeneity in hydrologic processes: a terrestrial hydrologic modeling perspective / Christina Tague -- Spatial heterogeneity in infectious disease epidemics / David L. Smith -- Spatial heterogeneity and its relation to processes in the Upper Ocean / Amala Mahadevan -- SECTION III. ILLUSTRATIONS OF HETEROGENEITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION -- Heterogeneity in arid and semiarid lands / David J. Tongway, John A. Ludwig -- Formation of soil-vegetation patterns / Marcel Meinders, Nico van Breemen -- Spatial petterning of soil carbon storage across boreal landscapes / Merritt R. Turestsky ... [et al.] -- Heterogeneity in urban ecosystems: patterns and process / Larry E. Band ... [et al.] -- Origins, patterns, and imporatnce of heterogenetiy in Riparian systems / Robert J. Naiman ... [et al.] -- Flowpaths as integrators of heterogeneity in streams and landscapes / Stuart G. Fisher, Jill R. Welter -- Causes and consequences of spatial heterogeneity in lakes / Timothy K. Kratz ... [et al.] -- SECTION IV. APPLICATION OF FRAMEWORKS AND CONCEPTS -- The importance of multiscale spatial heterogeneity in wildland fire management and research / William H. Romme -- The role of spatial heterogenetiy in the management of freshwater resources / Alan D. Steinman, Rodney Denning -- The roles of spatial heterogeneity and ecological processes in conservation planning / Hugh P. Possingham ... [et al.] -- SECTION V. SYNTHESIS -- Challenges in understanding the functions of ecological heterogeneity / David L. Strayer -- Spatial pattern and ecosystem function: reflections on current knowledge and future directions / Jerry F. Franklin -- Spatial heterogeneity: past, present, and future / Gaius R. Shaver -- Heterogenetiy and ecosystem function: enhancing ecological understanding and applications / Judy L. Meyer -- Conceptual frameworks: plan for a half-built house / Gary M. Lovett ... [et al.].
Summary
Addresses how interactions among ecosystems affect the functioning of individual ecosystems and the larger landscape. This book details challenges of working in spatially heterogeneous systems, approaches used in other disciplines and in different ecosystem types, and the importance of spatial heterogeneity in conservation resource management.
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ISBN
9780387240916
0387240918
Note
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. Berlin : Springer, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available via SpringerLink.
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