Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages ix-x
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Ecosystem Science, Pages 3-23
Section II. Ecological Energetics, Pages 25-26
Chapter 2 - Primary Production: The Foundation of Ecosystems, Pages 27-51
Chapter 3 - Secondary Production and Consumer Energetics, Pages 53-74
Chapter 4 - Organic Matter Decomposition, Pages 75-94
Chapter 5 - Element Cycling, Pages 97-108
Chapter 6 - The Carbon Cycle: With a Brief Introduction to Global Biogeochemistry, Pages 109-135
Chapter 7 - The Nitrogen Cycle, Pages 137-158
Chapter 8 - The Phosphorus Cycle, Pages 159-178
Section IV. Synthesis, Pages 179-180
Chapter 9 - Revisiting the Ecosystem Concept: Important Features That Promote Generality and Understanding, Pages 181-190
Chapter 10 - Ecosystems in a Heterogeneous World, Pages 191-213
Chapter 11 - Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function, Pages 215-230
Section V. Case Studies, Pages 231-232
Chapter 12 - From Global Environmental Change to Sustainability Science: Ecosystem Studies in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, Pages 233-241
Chapter 13 - Ecology of Lyme Disease, Pages 243-251
Chapter 14 - Understanding Ecosystem Effects of Dams, Pages 253-258
Chapter 15 - Acid Rain, Pages 259-264
Chapter 16 - Streams and Their Valleys, Pages 265-276
Chapter 17 - Frontiers in Ecosystem Science, Pages 279-296
Appendix - A Primer on Biologically Mediated Redox Reactions in Ecosystems, Pages 297-301
Glossary, Pages 303-305
Index, Pages 307-312