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Methods in Ecosystem Science

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Editors:
  1. Osvaldo E. Sala

    1. IFEVA, Cátedra de Ecología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  2. Robert B. Jackson

    1. Department of Biology and Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, USA

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  3. Harold A. Mooney

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  4. Robert W. Howarth

    1. Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change, Section of Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction. Methods in Ecosystem Science: Progress, Tradeoffs, and Limitations

    1. Introduction. Methods in Ecosystem Science: Progress, Tradeoffs, and Limitations

      • Osvaldo E. Sala, Robert B. Jackson, Harold A. Mooney, Robert W. Howarth
      Pages 1-3

  3. Carbon and Energy Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Stand Structure in Terrestrial Ecosystems

      • Frank W. Davis, Dar Roberts
      Pages 7-30

    3. Methods of Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Productivity

      • Osvaldo E. Sala, Amy T. Austin
      Pages 31-43

    4. Global Terrestrial Gross and Net Primary Productivity from the Earth Observing System

      • Steven W. Running, Peter E. Thornton, Ramakrishna Nemani, Joseph M. Glassy
      Pages 44-57

    5. Methods of Estimating Belowground Net Primary Production

      • William K. Lauenroth
      Pages 58-71

    6. The Measurement of Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems

      • Robert W. Howarth, Anthony F. Michaels
      Pages 72-85

    7. Benthic Respiration in Aquatic Sediments

      • Bo Thamdrup, Donald E. Canfield
      Pages 86-103

    8. Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics

      • G. Philip Robertson, Eldor A. Paul
      Pages 104-116

    9. Stable Isotope Tracers and Mathematical Models in Soil Organic Matter Studies

      • Ronald Amundson, W. Troy Baisden
      Pages 117-137

    10. Microbial Carbon Cycling in Pelagic Ecosystems: Microbial Methods for Ecosystem Scientists

      • Jonathan J. Cole
      Pages 138-150

    11. Herbivory in Terrestrial Ecosystems

      • Martín Oesterheld, Samuel J. McNaughton
      Pages 151-157

  4. Nutrient and Water Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Canopy Fluxes

      • John B. Moncrieff, Paul G. Jarvis, Ricardo Valentini
      Pages 161-180

    3. Assessing Ecosystem-Level Water Relations Through Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses

      • James R. Ehleringer, John Roden, Todd E. Dawson
      Pages 181-198

    4. Measuring Water Availability and Uptake in Ecosystem Studies

      • Robert B. Jackson, Laurel J. Anderson, William T. Pockman
      Pages 199-214

    5. Nutrient Transformations

      • John M. Stark
      Pages 215-234

    6. Biogenic Trace Gas Exchanges

      • Pamela Matson, Allen Goldstein
      Pages 235-248

    7. Ecosystem Nutrient Balance and Dynamics

      • Kate Lajtha
      Pages 249-264
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About this book

Ecology at the ecosystem level has both necessitated and benefited from new methods and technologies as well as those adapted from other disciplines. With the ascendancy of ecosystem science and management, the need has arisen for a comprehensive treatment of techniques used in this rapidly-growing field. Methods in Ecosystem Science answers that need by synthesizing the advantages, disadvantages and tradeoffs associated with the most commonly used techniques in both aquatic and terrestrial research.
The book is divided into sections addressing carbon and energy dynamics, nutrient and water dynamics, manipulative ecosystem experiements and tools to synthesize our understanding of ecosystems. Detailed information about various methods will help researchers choose the most appropriate methods for their particular studies. Prominent scientists discuss how tools from a variety of disciplines can be used in ecosystem science at different scales.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IFEVA, Cátedra de Ecología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Department of Biology and Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, USA

    Robert B. Jackson

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Harold A. Mooney

  • Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change, Section of Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Robert W. Howarth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methods in Ecosystem Science

  • Editors: Osvaldo E. Sala, Robert B. Jackson, Harold A. Mooney, Robert W. Howarth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1224-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98734-7Published: 11 August 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98743-9Published: 11 August 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1224-9Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 421

  • Topics: Ecology, Environmental Management

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