Presents the latest advances in source-sink theory, methods andapplications for sustaining natural resources and biodiversity.
Sources, sinks and sustainability
by Liu, Jianguo
fromCambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology
Sources, sinks and sustainability
by Liu, Jianguo
fromCambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology
"Source-sink theories provide a simple yet powerful framework for understanding how the patterns, processes and dynamics of ecological systems vary and interact over space and time. Integrating multiple research fields, including population biology and landscape ecology, this bo…
Presents the latest advances in source-sink theory, methods and applications for sustaining natural resources and biodiversity.
Managing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate
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"Drawing on scientific research in a variety of disciplines, Steve Nash provides a clear and evenhanded introduction to some of the most hotly disputed environmental issues facing the Blue Ridge, including the invasion of exotic plants and insects, the explosive growth of suburb…
"Drawing on scientific research in a variety of disciplines, Steve Nash provides a clear and evenhanded introduction to some of the most hotly disputed environmental issues facing the Blue Ridge, including the invasion of exotic plants and insects, the explosive growth of suburb…
Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems including: key processes of the earth system such as the CO2 fertilization effect, shifts in disturbances and biome distribution, the saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink, an…
Terrestrial ecosystems in a changing world
by Canadell, Josep G., Pataki, Diane E., Pitelka, Louis
fromGlobal change
Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems. The book also explores fundamental new research developments such as identifying spatial thresholds and nonlinearities and the key role of urban development in global biogeochemi…