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Disturbance and Ecosystems

Components of Response

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Harold A. Mooney

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

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  2. M. Godron

    1. Laboratoire de Systématique et d’Ecologie Méditerranéennes, Institut de Botanique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 44)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Biosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Blue Planet: of Wholes and Parts and Man

      • G. M. Woodwell
      Pages 2-10

  3. Landscape

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Landscape Modification and Changing Ecological Characteristics

      • M. Godron, R. T. T. Forman
      Pages 12-28

    3. Ecological Modeling of Landscape Dynamics

      • D. A. Weinstein, H. H. Shugart
      Pages 29-45

  6. Population Characteristics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Reproductive Strategies and Disturbance by Man

      • P. H. Gouyon, R. Lumaret, G. Valdeyron, Ph. Vernet
      Pages 214-225
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About this book

The earth's landscapes are being increasingly impacted by the activities of man. Unfortunately, we do not have a full understanding of the consequences of these disturbances on the earth's productive capacity. This problem was addressed by a group of French and U.S. ecologists who are specialists at levels of integration extending from genetics to the biosphere at a meeting at Stanford, California, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. With a few important exceptions it was found at this meeting that most man-induced disturbances of ecosystems can be viewed as large­ scale patterns of disturbances that have occurred, generally on a small scale, in ecosystems through evolutionary time. Man has induced dramatic large-scale changes in the environment which must be viewed at the biosphere level. Acid deposition and CO increase are two 2 examples of the consequences of man's increased utilization of fossil fuels. It is a matter of considerable concern that we cannot yet fully predict the ecological consequences of these environmental changes. Such problems must be addressed at the international level, yet substantive mechanisms to do this are not available.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Harold A. Mooney

  • Laboratoire de Systématique et d’Ecologie Méditerranéennes, Institut de Botanique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France

    M. Godron

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Disturbance and Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Components of Response

  • Editors: Harold A. Mooney, M. Godron

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69137-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-69139-3Published: 18 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-69137-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 294

  • Topics: Ecology, Ecotoxicology

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