Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems

1. Front Matter

   Pages N2-XII

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2. Analysis of an Ecosystem

   1. Ecosystem Analysis: Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

      • François Bourlière, Malcolm Hadley

      Pages 1-6

   2. Analysis of Ecosystems

      • Frederick E. Smith

      Pages 7-18

   3. Studying the Effects of Environmental Factors on Ecosystems

      • David W. Goodall

      Pages 19-28

   4. Phenology in Productivity Studies

      • H. Lieth

      Pages 29-46

3. Primary Producers

   1. Biomass and Productivity Models of Forest Canopies

      • H. A. I. Madgwick

      Pages 47-54

   2. A Synthesis of Studies by the Harvest Method: Primary Production Relations in the Temperate Deciduous Forests of Japan

      • Taisitiroo Satoo

      Pages 55-72

   3. Metabolism of Terrestrial Ecosystems by Gas Exchange Techniques: The Brookhaven Approach

      • G. M. Woodwell, D. B. Botkin

      Pages 73-85

4. Consumer Organisms

   1. Insect Influences on the Forest Canopy

      • Rudolph T. Franklin

      Pages 86-99

   2. Estimation of the Effects of Phytophagous Insects on Forest Production

      • P. M. Rafes

      Pages 100-106

   3. Secondary Production of Birds and Mammals

      • Dale R. McCullough

      Pages 107-130

5. Decomposer Populations

   1. Soil Flora: Studies of the Number and Activity of Microorganisms in Woodland Soils

      • L. Steubing

      Pages 131-146

   2. The Role of Soil Invertebrates in Turnover of Organic Matter and Nutrients

      • C. A. Edwards, D. E. Reichle, D. A. Crossley Jr.

      Pages 147-172

6. Nutrient Cycling

   1. Micronutrients: Forest Ecology and Systems Analysis

      • J. A. C. Fortescue, G. G. Marten

      Pages 173-198

   2. Biological Cycling of Minerals in Temperate Deciduous Forests

      • P. Duvigneaud, S. Denaeyer-De Smet

      Pages 199-225

   3. Carbon Cycles and Temperate Woodlands

      • J. S. Olson

      Pages 226-241

7. Hydrologic Cycles

   1. The Water Flux in Temperate Forests: Precipitation and Evapotranspiration

      • Gerald Stanhill

      Pages 242-256

   2. Measurement and Sampling of Outputs from Watersheds

      • Daniel J. Nelson

      Pages 257-267

   3. Models of the Hydrologic Cycle

      • J. W. Curlin

      Pages 268-285

8. Back Matter

   Pages 287-N7

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