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Successes, Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Michael L. Pace

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, USA

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  2. Peter M. Groffman

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Needs and Concerns in Ecosystem Science

    • Michael L. Pace, Peter M. Groffman
    Pages 1-6

  3. Cultural Eutrophication of Inland, Estuarine, and Coastal Waters

    • Val H. Smith
    Pages 7-49

  4. Managing Forests as Ecosystems: A Success Story or a Challenge Ahead?

    • Virginia H. Dale
    Pages 50-68

  5. Wastelands to Wetlands: Links Between Habitat Protection and Ecosystem Science

    • Joy B. Zedler, Meghan Q. Fellows, Sally Trnka
    Pages 69-112

  6. Riparian Forest Ecosystems as Filters for Nonpoint-Source Pollution

    • Richard Lowrance
    Pages 113-141

  7. Ecological Research in Agricultural Ecosystems: Contributions to Ecosystem Science and to the Management of Agronomic Resources

    • G. Philip Robertson, Eldor A. Paul
    Pages 142-164

  8. Progress in Understanding Biogeochemical Cycles at Regional to Global Scales

    • Ingrid C. Burke, William K. Lauenroth, Carol A. Wessman
    Pages 165-194

  9. Acid Deposition Research and Ecosystem Science: Synergistic Successes

    • Kathleen C. Weathers, Gary M. Lovett
    Pages 195-219

  10. Empirical and Theoretical Ecology as a Basis for Restoration: An Ecological Success Story

    • James A. MacMahon
    Pages 220-246

  11. Limitations to Intellectual Progress in Ecosystem Science

    • Gene E. Likens
    Pages 247-271

  12. Improving Links Between Ecosystem Scientists and Managers

    • Carl J. Walters
    Pages 272-286

  13. The Need for Large-Scale Experiments to Assess and Predict the Response of Ecosystems to Perturbation

    • Stephen R. Carpenter
    Pages 287-312

  14. Ecosystem Approaches to the Management and Allocation of Critical Resources

    • Carl Folke
    Pages 313-345

  15. Ecosystems and Problems of Measurement at Large Spatial Scales

    • Carol A. Wessman, Gregory P. Asner
    Pages 346-371

  16. Integration of Ecophysiological and Biogeochemical Approaches to Ecosystem Dynamics

    • Donald R. Zak, Kurt S. Pregitzer
    Pages 372-403

  17. Simulation Modeling in Ecosystem Science

    • William K. Lauenroth, Charles D. Canham, Ann P. Kinzig, Karen A. Poiani, W. Michael Kemp, Steven W. Running
    Pages 404-415

  18. Understanding Effects of Multiple Stressors: Ideas and Challenges

    • Denise L. Breitburg, James W. Baxter, Colleen A. Hatfield, Robert W. Howarth, Clive G. Jones, Gary M. Lovett et al.
    Pages 416-431

  19. Within-System Element Cycles, Input-Output Budgets, and Nutrient Limitation

    • Peter M. Vitousek, Lars O. Hedin, Pamela A. Matson, James H. Fownes, Jason Neff
    Pages 432-451

  20. Species Composition, Species Diversity, and Ecosystem Processes: Understanding the Impacts of Global Change

    • David Tilman
    Pages 452-472
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About this book

Research on the ecosystems has emerged in recent decades as a vital, successful, and sometimes controversial approach to environmental science. Ecosystem science has addressed issues such as human alteration of biogeochemical cycles, ecological complexity and biodiversity, and ecological response to climate change. As a central and integrating science, ecosystem-level studies have been highly successful. This book emphasizes the idea that much of the progress in ecosystem research has been driven by the emergence of new environmental problems that could not be addressed by existing approaches. By focusing on successes, limitations, and frontiers in ecosystem studies, it will be welcomed by students and scientists throughout the ecological and environmental communities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, USA

    Michael L. Pace, Peter M. Groffman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Successes, Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science

  • Editors: Michael L. Pace, Peter M. Groffman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1724-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98476-6

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98475-9

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1724-4

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 499

  • Topics: Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

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