Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador
An interdisciplinary research unit consisting of 30 teams in the natural, economic and social sciences analyzed biodiversity and ecosystem services of a mountain rainforest ecosystem in the hotspot of the tropical Andes, with special reference to past, current and future environmental changes. The g...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Σειρά: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- The Study Area
- Environmental Changes Affecting the Andes of Ecuador
- The Challenges of Sustainable Development in the Podocarpus-El Cóndor Biosphere Reserve
- The Concept of Ecosystem Services and its Application in the Research Unit RU 816
- Landscape History, Vegetation History and Past Human Impacts
- Past Dynamics of Speciation in Andean
- Mountain Rainforests
- Diversity in Soil Fungi and Invertebrates
- Plant Diversity and its Relevance for the Provision of Ecosystem Services
- Supporting, Regulating and Provisioning Hydrological Services
- The Carbon Balance of Tropical Mountain Forests Along an Altitudinal Transect
- Current Regulating and Supporting Services: Nutrient Cycles
- Natural Landslides which Impact Current Regulating Services: Environmental Preconditions and Modelling
- Conservation, Management of Natural Forests and Reforestation of Pastures to Retain and Restore Current Provisioning Services
- Mycorrhiza Networks Promote Biodiversity and Stabilize the Tropical Mountain Rain Forest Ecosystem – Perspectives for Understanding Complex Communities
- Current Provisioning Services: Pasture Development and Use, Weeds (Bracken) and Management
- Current Provisioning Ecosystem Services for the Local Population: Landscape Transformation, Land Use, and Plant Use
- Sustainable Agriculture and Conservation Payments are Key Factors in Mitigating Tropical Forest Loss
- Climate Change Effects on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
- Global Climate Change Impacts on Local Climate and Hydrology
- Impacts of Local Land-Use Change on Climate and Hydrology
- Current and Future Variations of Nutrient Depositions and Influences on Tree Growth
- Nutrient Additions Affecting Matter Turnover in Forest and Pasture Ecosystems
- Effects of Nutrient Addition on the Productivity of Montane Forests and Implications for the Carbon Cycle
- Climate Change and its Impact on Current and Future Vegetation Dynamics and Carbon Cycling
- Sustainable Use of Tropical Forests: A Plea for a Landscape View
- Future Provisioning Services: Repasturisation of Abandoned Pastures, Problems and Pasture Management
- Towards a Sustainable Land Use Portfolio
- Knowledge Transfer for Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources – a Case Study from Southern Ecuador
- The Role of Biodiversity Research for the Local Scientific Community. .
