Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Chapin III, F Stuart / Vitousek, Peter / Matson, Pamela A. / Chapin, M. C.
Humans have directly modified half of the ice-free terrestrial surface and use 40% of terrestrial production. We are causing the sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth. With the Earth’s climate, flora, and fauna changing rapidly, there is a pressing need to understand terrestrial ecosystem processes and their sensitivity to environmental and biotic changes. This book offers a framework to do just that.Ecosystem ecology re...