Terrestrial Ecosystems in Changing Environments

by Herman H. Shugart

Predicting how terrestrial ecosystems might respond in the future to large-scale human-generated changes is a major challenge for ecologists. In Terrestrial Ecosystems in Changing Environments, Herman H. Shugart describes the fundamental ecological concepts, theoretical developments, and quantitative analyses involved in understanding the responses of natural systems to change. The key ecological concepts described include the ecosystem paradigm,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521565235
• ISBN13: 9780521565233
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"