Methods in Ecosystem Science

By: O. E. Sala, R. B. Jackson, H. a. Mooney

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Hardcover | 1 August 2000

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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.

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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction. Methods in Ecosystem Science: Progress, Tradeoffs, and Limitations	p. 1
References	p. 3
Carbon and Energy Dynamics	p. 5
Stand Structure in Terrestrial Ecosystems	p. 7
Methods of Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Productivity	p. 31
Global Terrestrial Gross and Net Primary Productivity from the Earth Observing System	p. 44
Methods of Estimating Belowground Net Primary Production	p. 58
The Measurement of Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems	p. 72
Benthic Respiration in Aquatic Sediments	p. 86
Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics	p. 104
Stable Isotope Tracers and Mathematical Models in Soil Organic Matter Studies	p. 117
Microbial Carbon Cycling in Pelagic Ecosystems: Microbial Methods for Ecosystem Scientists	p. 138
Herbivory in Terrestrial Ecosystems	p. 151
Nutrient and Water Dynamics	p. 159
Canopy Fluxes	p. 161
Assessing Ecosystem-Level Water Relations Through Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses	p. 181
Measuring Water Availability and Uptake in Ecosystem Studies	p. 199
Nutrient Transformations	p. 215
Biogenic Trace Gas Exchanges	p. 235
Ecosystem Nutrient Balance and Dynamics	p. 249
Deposition of Nutrients and Pollutants to Ecosystems	p. 265
Landscape and Regional Biogeochemistry: Approaches	p. 277
Manipulative Ecosystem Experiments	p. 289
Nutrient Manipulations in Terrestrial Ecosystems	p. 291
Biotic Manipulation of Aquatic Ecosystems	p. 308
Biotic Manipulations Involving Belowground Animals	p. 318
Assessing the Effects of Acidification on Aquatic Ecosystems: Insights from Lake Experiments	p. 330
Large-Scale Water Manipulations	p. 341
Ecosystem Climate Manipulations	p. 353
Synthesis and Conclusions	p. 371
Ecosystem Modeling	p. 373
Stoichiometric Analysis of Pelagic Ecosystems: The Biogeochemistry of Planktonic Food Webs	p. 389
Index	p. 407
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