Ecological Systems Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Leemans, Rik (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geochemistry.; Geobiology.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Life Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Biogeosciences.; Urban Ecology.

Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species.  Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified.  Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical enviro...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Ecological Systems, Introduction
• 2. Atmospheric Biogeochemistry
• 3. Ecological Succession and Community Dynamics
• 4. Ecosystem Engineers, Keystone Species
• 5. Ecosystem Flow Analysis
• 6. Ecosystem Services
• 7. Ecosystems and Spatial Patterns
• 8. Ecosystems, Adaptive Management
• 9. Ecotones and Ecological Gradients
• 10. Invasive Species
• 11. Landscape Ecology
• 12. Marine Biogeochemistry
• 13. Species Competition and Predation
• 14. Species Diversity Within and Among Ecosystems
• 15. Urban Ecology
• Index.