Modern Ecology. Basic and Applied Aspects

Content: 
Front Matter, Page III
Copyright, Page IV
Preface, Pages V-VIII, Gerd Esser, Dieter Overdieck
Editorial advisors, Page IX
List of contributors, Pages XI-XVI
Chapter 1 - Morphology in modern ecological research, Pages 3-20, W. EBER
Chapter 2 - Vegetation structure, phytomass and phenology of the dry thorn scrub of Curaçao, West Indies, Pages 21-38, M.J.A. WERGER, C. DE BOK, B. ORANJE
Chapter 3 - Structure and phytomass production of a pioneer community, Pages 39-60, M. JOCHIMSEN, D. JANZEN
Chapter 4 - Survival and growth beneath and near parents: The case of Myrcianthes fragrans (Myrtaceae), Pages 61-76, D.F. WHIGHAM, E. CABRERA CANO
Chapter 5 - Colonizing success in plants: Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in life history traits in Capsella bursa–pastoris, Pages 77-96, H. HURKA, B. NEUFFER
Chapter 6 - Niches of longevity and stress, Pages 97-110, F. KLÖTZLI
Chapter 7 - Plasticity of the photosynthetic production of Galium aparine L., Pages 113-131, W.L. KUTSCH, L. KAPPEN
Chapter 8 - Diversity of photosynthetic responses in the mesic and arid Mediterranean—type climate regions of southern Africa, Pages 133-160, M.C. RUTHERFORD
Chapter 9 - The combination of measurements and mathematical modelling for assessing canopy structure effects, Pages 161-193, U. TAPPEINER, A. CERNUSCA
Chapter 10 - The water balance of deciduous forests: methods and models, Pages 195-213, B. SAUGIER, J.-Y. PONTAILLER
Chapter 11 - Combination effects of water and salt stress on growth, hydration and pigment composition in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): A mathematical modelling approach, Pages 215-231, K.H. KREEB, T. CHEN
Chapter 12 - Ecosystem research on grassland in the Austrian Alps and in the Central Caucasus, Pages 233-271, A. CERNUSCA
Chapter 13 - Multi—element analysis in plant material, Pages 275-293, B. MARKERT
Chapter 14 - Significance of nutrient relations and symbiosis for the competitive interaction between grasses and legumes in tropical savannas, Pages 295-319, E. MEDINA, B. BILBAO
Chapter 15 - Correlations between the microbial activity, and water, air, temperature and nutrient status of different soils under different land use, Pages 321-346, H.-P. BLUME, L. BEYER, F. FRIEDRICH
Chapter 16 - Fire, dry heat and germination of savanna grasses in Botswana, Pages 349-361, W.H.O. ERNST
Chapter 17 - Does intermediate disturbance increase species richness within deciduous forest understory?, Pages 363-373, R.J. READER, K.C. TAYLOR, D.W. LARSON
Chapter 18 - Response of a Bromus erectus grassland (Mesobromion) to abandonment and different cutting regimes, Pages 375-397, H. Dierschke, M. Engels
Chapter 19 - Phytosociology in vineyards — results, problems, tasks, Pages 399-441, O. WILMANNS, A. BOGENRIEDER
Chapter 20 - The dissipation of energy through soil invertebrates in wheat field and meadow, Pages 443-455, L. RYSZKOWSKI
Chapter 21 - Lead tolerance of annuals at roadsides, Pages 459-471, U. HELLMUTH, W. SCHMIDT
Chapter 22 - Environmental mutagenesis: mutational load in natural populations of Eisenia fetida?, Pages 473-495, W. NAU, W. KÖHLER
Chapter 23 - The sublethal enchytraeid test system: guidelines and some results, Pages 497-508, W. WESTHEIDE, D. BETHKE-BEILFUSS
Chapter 24 - Transfer mechanisms and deposition rates of atmospheric pollutants, Pages 509-538, W. KUTTLER
Chapter 25 - Gaseous air pollutants and forest floor vegetation — a case study at different levels of integration, Pages 539-569, L. STEUBING, A. FANGMEIER
Chapter 26 - Eutrophication in forest ecosystems, Pages 571-578, P. JAKUCS
Chapter 27 - Animal-coenoses in the “spruce forest” ecosystem (Protozoa, Metazoa-invertebrates): Indicators of alterations in forest-ecosystems, Pages 579-600, W. FUNKE, M. ROTH-HOLZAPFEL
Chapter 28 - Carbon isotope fractionation during CO2 fixation by plants, Pages 603-622, G.H. SCHLESER
Chapter 29 - Carbon dioxide effects on vegetation, Pages 623-657, D. OVERDIECK, M. FORSTREUTER
Chapter 30 - Tropical grasslands and their role in the global carbon cycle, Pages 659-677, D.O. HALL, J.M.O. SCURLOCK
Chapter 31 - Osnabrück Biosphere Model: structure, construction, results, Pages 679-709, G. ESSER
Chapter 32 - Vegetation and climate: a tenuous link, Pages 711-722, J. GRACE
Chapter 33 - Global ecology: the role of remote sensing, Pages 725-749, D.E. WICKLAND
Chapter 34 - Search for geographic scale regularities in ecosystem processes, Pages 751-771, A.I. BREYMEYER
Chapter 35 - Geographic modeling and modern ecology, Pages 773-804, E.O. BOX, V. MEENTEMEYER
Chapter 36 - Distribution patterns of flowering plants in the city of Zurich, Pages 807-822, E. LANDOLT
Chapter 37 - Urban ecosystems and coastal management, Pages 823-829, M. NUMATA
Chapter 38 - Landscape ecology — fundamentals, aims and perspectives, Pages 831-844, H. LESER, H. RODD