Distrubance and Ecosystems Components of Response

Mooney, H. A. & Godron, M. (edited by)

ISBN 10: 0387124543 / ISBN 13: 9780387124544

Published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin Germany, 1983

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Name inked on front free end page. Contributors are D. Auclair, F. S. Chapin III, R. T. T. Forman, M. Godron, S. L. Gulmon, G. Heim P. Jacquard, S. Jain and many more. 292 pages; 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 ".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Distrubance and Ecosystems Components of Response
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin Germany
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387124543
• ISBN 13: 9780387124544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Ecological Studies 44.
• Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
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Synopsis

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.