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Forest Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales

Waring, Richard H.; Running, Steven W.

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Table of contents
  • Table of Contentsvii
  • PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITIONxi
  • PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONxiii
  • PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITIONxv
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTSxvii
  • CHAPTER 1: Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales1
  • I. INTRODUCTION1
  • II. THE SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS2
  • III. THE SPACE/TIME DOMAIN OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS4
  • IV. TIME AND SPACE SCALING FROM THE STAND/SEASONAL LEVEL10
  • V. MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS14
  • VI. RELATED TEXTBOOKS16
  • VII. WEB SITE FOR UPDATED MATERIALS16
  • SECTION I: Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest17
  • CHAPTER 2: Water Cycle19
  • I. INTRODUCTION19
  • II. HEAT AND WATER VAPOR TRANSFER FROM VEGETATION21
  • III. WATER FLOW THROUGH TREES34
  • IV. WATER STORAGE AND LOSSES FROM SNOW46
  • V. WATER FLOW ACROSS AND THROUGH SOIL50
  • VI. COUPLED WATER BALANCE MODELS52
  • VII. SUMMARY57
  • CHAPTER 3: Carbon Cycle59
  • I. INTRODUCTION59
  • II. PHOTOSYNTHESIS62
  • III. AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION67
  • IV. HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION71
  • V. MODELING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION76
  • VI. NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND ALLOCATION82
  • VII. COMPARISON OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM MODELS96
  • VIII. SUMMARY98
  • CHAPTER 4: Mineral Cycles99
  • I. INTRODUCTION99
  • II. PLANT PROCESSES AFFECTING NUTRIENT CYCLING100
  • III. SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS111
  • IV. SOIL AND LITTER PROCESSES119
  • V. MASS BALANCE AND MODELS OF MINERAL CYCLES138
  • VI. SUMMARY144
  • SECTION II: Introduction to Temporal Scaling145
  • CHAPTER 5: Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function149
  • I. INTRODUCTION149
  • II. STRUCTURAL STAGES IN STAND DEVELOPMENT151
  • III. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES OF STANDS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT159
  • IV. LOOKING BACK IN TIME162
  • V. ECOSYSTEM MODELS, PROJECTIONS FORWARD IN TIME168
  • VI. SUMMARY180
  • CHAPTER 6: Susceptibility and Response of Forests to Disturbance183
  • I. INTRODUCTION183
  • II. BIOTIC FACTORS184
  • III. ABIOTIC FACTORS203
  • IV. SUMMARY218
  • COLOR PLATEPlate1
  • SECTION III: Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal Modeling221
  • CHAPTER 7: Spatial Scaling Methods for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analysis225
  • I. INTRODUCTION225
  • II. ABIOTIC SITE VARIABLES231
  • III. PROVIDING THE DRIVING VARIABLES, CLIMATOLOGY236
  • IV. DESCRIBING THE ECOSYSTEM243
  • V. SPATIALLY EXPLICIT LANDSCAPE PATTERN ANALYSIS257
  • VI. DATA LAYER INCONSISTENCIES259
  • VII. SUMMARY259
  • COLOR PLATEPlate3
  • CHAPTER 8: Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis261
  • I. INTRODUCTION261
  • II. HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: BIOTIC ANALYSIS OF FOREST PATTERNS262
  • COLOR PLATEPlate6
  • III. VERTICAL CONNECTIONS: FOREST–ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS272
  • IV. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS: REGIONAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY274
  • V. SUMMARY288
  • CHAPTER 9: The Role of Forests in Global Ecology291
  • I. INTRODUCTION291
  • II. GLOBAL FOREST DISTRIBUTION292
  • III. FOREST–CLIMATE INTERACTIONS300
  • IV. FORESTS IN THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE303
  • V. FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY310
  • VI. SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FORESTS314
  • VII. SUMMARY315
  • CHAPTER 10: Advances in Eddy-Flux Analyses, Remote Sensing, and Evidence of Climate Change317
  • I. INTRODUCTION317
  • II. EDDY-COVARIANCE FLUXES318
  • III. NEW REMOTE SENSING OF FORESTS328
  • IV. CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS339
  • EPILOGUE345
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY347
  • INDEX409
  • COLOR PLATE421
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123706058
  • ISBN-13 9780080546087
  • Author Waring, Richard H.; Running, Steven W.
  • Edition 3rd
  • Category Nature
  • Subject Trees

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This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. Further understanding is given to techniques to explore the changes in climatic cycles, the implications of wide-scale pollution, fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. The inclusion of models, equations, graphs, and tabular examples provides readers with a full understanding of the methods and techniques.

* Includes a revised section on important advances in regional scale analyses

* Features an update to global scale analyses including revised color images

* Provides a detailed comparison of predicted vs. observed tree diversity across 65 eco-regions

* New companion website includes modeling software exercises and tutorials and video clips