Managed Ecosystems and CO2 Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nösberger, Josef (Editor), Long, Stephen P. (Editor), Norby, Richard J. (Editor), Stitt, Mark (Editor), Hendrey, George R. (Editor), Blum, Herbert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 187
• Subjects: Environment.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Pollution.; Air pollution.; Pollution, general.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

Managed ecosystems cover a large part of the Earth's land surface, provide almost all of our food and most of our wood and fibre, and are increasingly a source of renewable energy. Forecasting the ability of managed ecosystems to continue these vital roles in a globally changing environment is...

Table of Contents:

• FACE Technology: Past, Present, and Future
• Case Studies
• The Effects of Free-Air [CO2] Enrichment of Cotton, Wheat, and Sorghum
• SoyFACE: the Effects and Interactions of Elevated [CO2] and [O3] on Soybean
• Paddy Rice Responses to Free-Air [CO2] Enrichment
• Growth and Quality Responses of Potato to Elevated [CO2]
• Responses of an Arable Crop Rotation System to Elevated [CO2]
• Short- and Long-Term Responses of Fertile Grassland to Elevated [CO2]
• Impacts of Elevated CO2 on a Grassland Grazed by Sheep: the New Zealand FACE Experiment
• Responses to Elevated [CO2] of a Short Rotation, Multispecies Poplar Plantation: the POPFACE/EUROFACE Experiment
• The Duke Forest FACE Experiment: CO2 Enrichment of a Loblolly Pine Forest
• Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric [CO2] and [O3] on Northern Temperate Forest Ecosystems: Results from the Aspen FACE Experiment
• CO2 Enrichment of a Deciduous Forest: The Oak Ridge FACE Experiment
• Long-Term Responses of Photosynthesis and Stomata to Elevated [CO2] in Managed Systems
• Carbon Partitioning and Respiration — Their Control and Role in Plants at High CO2
• The Response of Foliar Carbohydrates to Elevated [CO2]
• Processes
• Evapotranspiration, Canopy Temperature, and Plant Water Relations
• Biological Nitrogen Fixation: A Key Process for the Response of Grassland Ecosystems to Elevated Atmospheric [CO2]
• Effects of Elevated [CO2] and N Fertilization on Interspecific Interactions in Temperate Grassland Model Ecosystems
• The Potential of Genomics and Genetics to Understand Plant Response to Elevated Atmospheric [CO2]
• The Impact of Elevated Atmospheric [CO2] on Soil C and N Dynamics: A Meta-Analysis
• The Influence of Elevated [CO2] on Diversity, Activity and Biogeochemical Functions of Rhizosphere and Soil Bacterial Communities
• Increases in Atmospheric [CO2] and the Soil Food Web
• Perspectives
• FACE Value: Perspectives on the Future of Free-Air CO2 Enrichment Studies.