Synopsis
Analysis of an Ecosystem.- 1. Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.- 2. Analysis of Ecosystems.- 3. Studying the Effects of Environmental Factors on Ecosystems.- 4. Phenology in Productivity Studies.- Primary Producers.- 5. Biomass and Productivity Models of Forest Canopies.- 6. A Synthesis of Studies by the Harvest Method: Primary Production Relations in the Temperate Deciduous Forests of Japan.- 7. Metabolism of Terrestrial Ecosystems by Gas Exchange Techniques: The Brookhaven Approach.- Consumer Organisms.- 8. Insect Influences on the Forest Canopy.- 9. Estimation of the Effects of Phytophagous Insects on Forest Production.- 10. Secondary Production of Birds and Mammals.- Decomposer Populations.- 11. Soil Flora: Studies of the Number and Activity of Microorganisms in Woodland Soils.- 12. The Role of Soil Invertebrates in Turnover of Organic Matter and Nutrients.- Nutrient Cycling.- 13. Micronutrients: Forest Ecology and Systems Analysis.- 14. Biological Cycling of Minerals in Temperate Deciduous Forests.- 15. Carbon Cycle and Temperate Woodlands.- Hydrologic Cycles.- 16. The Water Flux in Temperate Forests: Precipitation and Evapotranspiration.- 17. Measurement and Sampling of Outputs from Watersheds.- 18. Models of the Hydrologic Cycle.- Geographic Index of World Ecosystems.
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