Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

• Main Authors: Chapin, F. Stuart (Author), Matson, Pamela A. (Author), Mooney, Harold A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Plant Ecology.

Human activities are affecting the global environment in myriad ways, with numerous direct and indirect effects on ecosystems. The climate and atmospheric composition of Earth are changing rapidly. Humans have directly modi?ed half of the ice-free terr- trial surface and use 40% of terrestrial produ...