Biogeochemistry of Forested Catchments in a Changing Environment

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXII

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • E. Matzner

      Pages 3-13

   3. The Lehstenbach and Steinkreuz Catchments in NE Bavaria, Germany

      • P. Gerstberger, T. Foken, K. Kalbitz

      Pages 15-41

3. The Changing Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Trace Gases and Particles in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer at the Waldstein Site: Present State and Historic Trends

      • O. Klemm

      Pages 45-58

   3. Climate Change in the Lehstenbach Region

      • T. Foken

      Pages 59-66

4. Vegetation Response

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Atmospheric and Structural Controls on Carbon and Water Relations in Mixed-Forest Stands of Beech and Oak

      • B. Köstner, M. Schmidt, E. Falge, S. Fleck, J. D. Tenhunen

      Pages 69-98

   3. Impacts of Canopy Internal Gradients on Carbon and Water Exchange of Beech and Oak Trees

      • S. Fleck, M. Schmidt, B. Köstner, W. Faltin, J. D. Tenhunen

      Pages 99-126

   4. Soil CO2 Fluxes in Spruce Forests — Temporal and Spatial Variation, and Environmental Controls

      • J.-A. Subke, N. Buchmann, J. D. Tenhunen

      Pages 127-141

   5. Carbon Budget of a Spruce Forest Ecosystem

      • C. Rebmann, P. Anthoni, E. Falge, M. Göckede, A. Mangold, J.-A. Subke et al.

      Pages 143-159

   6. Structure of Carbon Dioxide Exchange Processes Above a Spruce Forest

      • B. Wichura, J. Ruppert, A. C. Delany, N. Buchmann, T. Foken

      Pages 161-176

   7. Modeling the Vegetation Atmospheric Exchange with a Transilient Model

      • M. Berger, R. Dlugi, T. Foken

      Pages 177-190

   8. Fog Deposition and its Role in Biogeochemical Cycles of Nutrients and Pollutants

      • T. Wrzesinsky, C. Scheer, O. Klemm

      Pages 191-202

   9. Turbulent Deposition of Ozone to a Mountainous Forest Ecosystem

      • O. Klemm, A. Mangold, A. Held

      Pages 203-213

   10. The Emissions of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOC) and Their Relevance to Atmospheric Particle Dynamics

       • R. Steinbrecher, B. Rappenglück, A. Hansel, M. Graus, O. Klemm, A. Held et al.

       Pages 215-232

   11. Trends in Deposition and Canopy Leaching of Mineral Elements as Indicated by Bulk Deposition and Throughfall Measurements

       • E. Matzner, T. Zuber, C. Alewell, G. Lischeid, K. Moritz

       Pages 233-250

   12. Phyllosphere Ecology in a Changing Environment: The Role of Insects in Forest Ecosystems

       • B. Stadler, B. Michalzik

       Pages 251-270

   13. Element Fluxes with Litterfall in Mature Stands of Norway Spruce and European Beech in Bavaria, South Germany

       • B. Berg, P. Gerstberger

       Pages 271-278

Forest ecosystems represent a major type ofland use in Germanyand in Europe. They provide a number of functions, or ecosystem services, beneficial to humans, namely biomass production, regulation of the water- and energy cyde, C and N sequestration, erosion control, recreation, and they act as habitat for numerous species. The stability of forest ecosystems in Europe as influenced by the deposition of air pollutants has been a matter of debate for more than 20 years. Besides atmospheric deposition, other environmental conditions affecting forest ecosystems, such as temperature, CO content of the atmosphere 2 and precipitation, have significantly changed in the past and continue to change in the future. Quantifying and predicting the effects of these changes on ecosys­ tem functioning are achallenge to ecosystem research and also a requirement to establish sustainable use of forest ecosystems in the future. This book summarizes results of long-term, interdisciplinary ecosystem research conducted in two forested catchments and coordinated at the Bayreuth Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (BITÖK), University of Bayreuth, Germany. It does not aim to summarize all the research of BITÖ K in the past decade, which would go far beyond the studies in these two catch­ ments. Instead, we concentrate here on the long-term developments in the biogeochemistry of carbon and mineral elements and on the water cyde, at both the plot and the catchment scale.

• Biogeochemie
• Eutrophication
• Nachhaltigkeit
• Umweltveränderung
• Waldökosysteme
• biogeochemistry
• ecology
• ecosystem
• environment
• environmental change
• forest ecosystems
• geochemistry
• sustainability
• temperature
• terrestrial ecosystems
• climate change

From the reviews:

"This volume is an important contribution to the literature with particular respect to the effects of  acidic deposition effects in Central Europe. ... The strengths of the volume include the combination of approaches on the same sites including monitoring (at both catchment and plot scales), experiments, and modeling for evaluating biogeochemical processes. ... Investigators involved with research on forested ecosystems and catchments in Central Europe will undoubtedly benefit by having this volume. Investigators throughout the world will also find this compendium particularly useful with respect to acidification effects and recovery." (Journal of Plant Nutrition)

"This book presents the results obtained during ten years of research on the biochemistry of small forest catchment areas … . The Editor is a soil science specialist, renowned for his word on soil acidification and forest decline. … It is an interesting source of information about the ecosystems considered." (Etienne Dambrine, Annals of Forest Science, Vol. 62 (5), 2005)

"This edited volume describes a series of investigations undertaken by the Bayreuth Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (BITÖK) in Germany. … The general focus is on ecosystem biogeochemistry … . This volume is an important contribution to the literature … . The strengths of the volume include the combination of approaches … . Investigators involved with research on forested ecosystems and catchments in Central Europe will undoubtedly benefit by having this volume. Investigators throughout the world will also find this compendium particularly useful with respect to acidification effects and recovery." (Myron J. Mitchell, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Vol. 168 (1), 2005)

“The framework conditions, problems, goals, strategy and methods of the BITÖk project are succinctly and concisely described. … the book provides an excellentintroduction to the intricacies of forest ecosystem functioning and responses to exogenous interference for students and provide an invaluable brush-up of knowledge for forest managers and policy formulators. … Anti-production-forestry eco-warriors, tree-huggers and dreamy protection ideologists should read this book.” (Eberhard F. Bruenig, International Forestry Review, Vol. 7 (3), September, 2005)

• Lehrstuhl für Bodenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

  Egbert Matzner

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