Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

Table of contents (15 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Context

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 3-22

      The Ecosystem Concept

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 23-62

      Earth’s Climate System

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 63-90

      Geology, Soils, and Sediments

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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3. Mechanisms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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      Chapter

      Pages 93-122

      Water and Energy Balance

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 123-156

      Carbon Inputs to Ecosystems

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 157-181

      Plant Carbon Budgets

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 183-228

      Decomposition and Ecosystem Carbon Budgets

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 229-258

      Plant Nutrient Use

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 259-296

      Nutrient Cycling

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 297-320

      Trophic Dynamics

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 321-336

      Species Effects on Ecosystem Processes

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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4. Patterns

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337

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      Chapter

      Pages 339-367

      Temporal Dynamics

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 369-397

      Landscape Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Dynamics

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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5. Integration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 399-399

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      Chapter

      Pages 401-422

      Changes in the Earth System

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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      Chapter

      Pages 423-447

      Managing and Sustaining Ecosystems

      F. Stuart Chapin III, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek
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6. Back Matter

   Pages 449-529

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