Contributor
Alberts, James, 1943-
Imprint:New York : Springer-Verlag, c1988.
Descriptionxii, 384 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:The ecosystem perspective / Lawrence R. Pomeroy, Eugene C. Hargrove, and James J. Alberts. - The origin of ecosystems by means of subjective selection / Peter H. Rich. - The past, present, and future of ecological energetics / Richard G. Wiegert. - Freshwater ecosystems: a perspective / James E. Schindler. - Achievements and challenges in forest energetics / William A. Reiners. - Abiotic controls on primary productivity and nutrient cycles in North American grasslands / Paul G. Risser. - Grasslands and savannas: regulation of energy flow and nutrient bybling by herbivores / James K. Detling. - Agroecosystems processes / David C. Coleman and Paul F. Hendrix. - Ocean basin ecosystems / Richard T. Barber. - The cycling of essential elements in coral reefs / Christopher F. D'Elia. - Coral reef energetics / William J. Wiebe. - The study of stream ecosystems: a functional view / Kenneth W. Cummins. - Energy flow and trophic structure / Stuart L. Pimm. - Scale, synthesis, and ecosystem dynamics / H. H. Shugart and D. L. Urban. - Towards predictive models for coastal marine ecosystems / Kenneth H. Mann. - Problems and challenges in ecosystem analysis / Lawrence R. Pomeroy and James J. Alberts.
Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. [325]-375.