Landscape Function and Disturbance in Arctic Tundra

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Ecosystem Response, Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery in Arctic Landscapes: Introduction

      • J. F. Reynolds, J. D. Tenhunen

      Pages 3-18

   3. Integrated Ecosystem Research in Northern Alaska, 1947–1994

      • G. R. Shaver

      Pages 19-33

   4. Disturbance and Recovery of Arctic Alaskan Vegetation

      • D. A. Walker

      Pages 35-71

   5. Terrain and Vegetation of the Imnavait Creek Watershed

      • D. A. Walker, M. D. Walker

      Pages 73-108

   6. Vegetation Structure and Aboveground Carbon and Nutrient Pools in the Imnavait Creek Watershed

      • S. C. Hahn, S. F. Oberbauer, R. Gebauer, N. E. Grulke, O. L. Lange, J. D. Tenhunen

      Pages 109-128

3. Physical Environment, Hydrology, and Transport

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Energy Balance and Hydrological Processes in an Arctic Watershed

      • L. D. Hinzman, D. L. Kane, C. S. Benson, K. R. Everett

      Pages 131-154

   3. Shortwave Reflectance Properties of Arctic Tundra Landscapes

      • A. S. Hope, D. A. Stow

      Pages 155-164

   4. Isotopic Tracers for Investigating Hydrological Processes

      • L. W. Cooper, I. L. Larsen, C. Solis, J. M. Grebmeier, C. R. Olsen, D. K. Solomon et al.

      Pages 165-182

4. Nutrient and Carbon Fluxes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Surface Water Chemistry and Hydrology of a Small Arctic Drainage Basin

      • K. R. Everett, D. L. Kane, L. D. Hinzman

      Pages 185-201

   3. Nutrient Availability and Uptake by Tundra Plants

      • J. P. Schimel, K. Kielland, F. S. Chapin III

      Pages 203-221

   4. Landscape Patterns of Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Tundra Ecosystems

      • S. F. Oberbauer, W. Cheng, C. T. Gillespie, B. Ostendorf, A. Sala, R. Gebauer et al.

      Pages 223-256

   5. Control of Tundra Methane Emission by Microbial Oxidation

      • S. C. Whalen, W. S. Reeburgh, C. E. Reimers

      Pages 257-274

   6. Dynamics of Dissolved and Particulate Carbon in an Arctic Stream

      • M. W. Oswood, J. G. Irons III, D. M. Schell

      Pages 275-289

5. Modeling Landscape Function

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291

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   2. Patch and Landscape Models of Arctic Tundra: Potentials and Limitations

      • J. F. Reynolds, J. D. Tenhunen, P. W. Leadley, H. Li, D. L. Moorhead, B. Ostendorf et al.

      Pages 293-324

   3. Modeling Dry Deposition of Dust Along the Dalton Highway

      • R. Lamprecht, W. Graber

      Pages 325-345

Following the discovery of large petroleum reserves in northern Alaska, the US Department of Energy implemented an integrated field and modeling study to help define potential impacts of energy-related disturbances on tundra ecosystems. This volume presents major findings from this study. A broad range of basic and applied research topics are examined, ranging from ecosystem physiology and biogeochemistry to landscape models that quantify the impact of road-building on tundra hydrology and ecosystem structure.
It is an important resource for researchers and students interested in arctic ecology, as well as for environmental managers concerned with practical issues of disturbances.

• Landschaft
• Landschaftsökologie
• Störung, Landschaft
• Tundra watershed
• Tundra-Einzugsgebiet
• chemistry
• disturbance
• ecology
• ecosystem
• ecosystem models
• environment
• hydrology
• landscape
• landscape ecology
• Ökosystem-Modelle
• ecotoxicology

"..a very important contribution to arctic ecology...The book will soon be a classic and is indispensable for everyone interested in the ecology of the Arctic tundra." Entomologia Generalis

• Department of Botany, Duke University, Durham, USA

  James F. Reynolds

• Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie II Bayreuth Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (BITÖK), Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

  John D. Tenhunen

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