Disturbance and Ecosystems - Components of Response (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)

The earth's landscapes are being increasingly impacted by the activities of man. Unfortunately, we do not have a full understanding of the consequences of these disturbances on the earth's productive capacity. This problem was addressed by a group of French and U.S. ecologists who are specialists at levels of integration extending from genetics to the biosphere at a meeting at Stanford, California, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. With a few important exceptions it was found at this meeting that most man-induced disturbances of ecosystems can be viewed as large scale patterns of disturbances that have occurred, generally on a small scale, in ecosystems through evolutionary time. Man has induced dramatic large-scale changes in the environment which must be viewed at the biosphere level. Acid deposition and CO increase are two 2 examples of the consequences of man's increased utilization of fossil fuels. It is a matter of considerable concern that we cannot yet fully predict the ecological consequences of these environmental changes. Such problems must be addressed at the international level, yet substantive mechanisms to do this are not available."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Ecological Studies, 44
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1983
Editors:	H.A. Mooney
Contributors:	D Auclair
Editors:	M. Godron
Contributors:	F. A. Bazzaz • F S III Chapin • R.T.T. Forman • M. Godron • P -H Gouyon • S L Gulmon • G. Heim
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	294
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-69139-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
LSN:	3-642-69139-0
Barcode:	9783642691393

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