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Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

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Editors:
  1. Larry L. Tieszen
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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 29)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Floristics, Vegetation, and Primary Production

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Introduction

      • Larry L. Tieszen
      Pages 3-18

    3. Vegetation, Floristics, and Phytogeography of Northern Alaska

      • David F. Murray
      Pages 19-36

    4. Spatial and Temporal Variation of the Vegetation and Its Production, Barrow, Alaska

      • Patrick J. Webber
      Pages 37-112

    5. Seasonal Dynamics of Above- and Belowground Production of Vascular Plants at Barrow, Alaska

      • J. G. Dennis, L. L. Tieszen, M. A. Vetter
      Pages 113-140

    6. Floristics, Phytogeography, and Ecology of Arctic Alaskan Bryophytes

      • William Campbell Steere
      Pages 141-167

    7. Composition and Bryomass of the Moss Layers of Two Wet-Tundra-Meadow Communities Near Barrow, Alaska

      • James R. Rastorfer
      Pages 169-183

    8. The Role of Lichens in the Structure, Productivity, and Mineral Cycling of the Wet Coastal Alaskan Tundra

      • M. E. Williams, E. D. Rudolph, E. A. Schofield, D. C. Prasher
      Pages 185-206

    9. The Role of Algae in Tundra Soils

      • R. E. Cameron, A. D. Knox, F. A. Morelli
      Pages 207-227

    10. Ecto- and Endomycorrhizae of Arctic Plants at Barrow, Alaska

      • O. K. Miller Jr., G. A. Laursen
      Pages 229-237

  3. Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Water Relations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-240
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    2. Photosynthesis in the Principal Barrow, Alaska, Species: A Summary of Field and Laboratory Responses

      • Larry L. Tieszen
      Pages 241-268

    3. Primary Production Processes in Arctic Bryophytes at Barrow, Alaska

      • W. C. Oechel, B. Sveinbjörnsson
      Pages 269-298

    4. Meteorological Assessment of CO2 Exchange over an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

      • P. I. Coyne, J. J. Kelley
      Pages 299-321

    5. Constraints on Tundra Productivity: Photosynthetic Capacity in Relation to Solar Radiation Utilization and Water Stress in Arctic and Alpine Tundras

      • M. M. Caldwell, D. A. Johnson, M. Fareed
      Pages 323-342

    6. Some Aspects of Water Relations of Arctic and Alpine Regions

      • P. C. Miller, W. A. Stoner, J. R. Ehleringer
      Pages 343-357

    7. Radio-Tracer Measurement of Transpiration in Tundra Vegetation, Barrow, Alaska

      • John J. Koranda, Bruce Clegg, Marshall Stuart
      Pages 359-369

    8. Simulation of the Effect of the Tundra Vascular Plant Canopy on the Productivity of Four Plant Species

      • W. A. Stoner, P. C. Miller, W. C. Oechel
      Pages 371-387

  4. Growth and the Allocation and Use of Mineral and Organic Nutrients

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 389-391
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About this book

This volume on botanical research in tundra represents the culmination of four years of intensive and integrated field research centered at Barrow, Alaska. The volume summarizes the most significant results and interpretations of the pri­ mary producer projects conducted in the U.S. IBP Tundra Biome Program (1970-1974). Original data reports are available from the authors and can serve as detailed references for interested tundra researchers. Also, the results of most projects have been published in numerous papers in various journals. The introduction provides a brief overview of other ecosystem components. The main body presents the results in three general sections. The summary chapter is an attempt to integrate ideas and information from the previous papers as well as extant literature. In addition, this chapter focuses attention on pro­ cesses of primary production which should receive increased emphasis. Although this book will not answer all immediate questions, it hopefully will enhance future understanding of the tundra, particularly as we have studied it in Northern Alaska.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

  • Editors: Larry L. Tieszen

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6307-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6309-8Published: 01 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-6307-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 686

  • Topics: Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Agriculture

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