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Book Biogeochemistry of an Oak woodland Ecosystem in the Netherlands Affected by Acid Atmospheric Deposition

Download or read book Biogeochemistry of an Oak woodland Ecosystem in the Netherlands Affected by Acid Atmospheric Deposition written by Centrum voor Landbouwpublikaties en Landbouwdocumentatie (Netherlands) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biogeochemistry of an Oak woodland Ecosystem in the Netherlands Afected by Acid Atmospheric Deposition

Download or read book Biogeochemistry of an Oak woodland Ecosystem in the Netherlands Afected by Acid Atmospheric Deposition written by Breeman, N Van (Ed, etc). and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Acidification Research in the Netherlands

Download or read book Acidification Research in the Netherlands written by T. Schneider and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1991-08-21 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the results and conclusions of extensive research on the causes and effects of acidification of forests/forest soils and heathland in the Netherlands. In 1985 the Dutch Priority Programme on Acidification was started in order to give a more concrete form to the increasing interest of policy-makers in the effects of air pollution on ecosystems in particular.In the last three years, the research has focused on obtaining a more accurate estimate of the emission of ammonia on the deposition of SOx, NOy and NHx, and also on quantifying effects on forest and heathland ecosystems. This quantification of effects included experimental work model analyses, and derivation of critical loads and levels for forest and heathland ecosystems. Furthermore, scenario analyses were made with the Dutch Acidification Systems Model (DAS) in order to evaluate the effectiveness of policy measures.The research itself, which formed the basis for this book, has been described in the reports on individual projects. A summary of the scientific results and conclusions is given in thematic reports (added as annex). An independent Review Team has provided a critical assessment of the research carried out since 1988. The Review Report has been incorporated as annex.

Book Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes

Download or read book Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes written by A. Teller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1019 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book arises out of a symposium on forest and woodland terrestrial ecosystems which was held in Florence on 20-24th May 1991. It was organised jointly by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) in association with the Italian Research Council (CNR). The symposium brQughUogether most -Of the internationally recognized groups working on forest ecosystems including biologists, botanists, ecologists, soil scientists, modellers, foresters and policy makers. All the CEC countries were represented. In addition, there was a broad audience from Eastern and Central Europe and from EFfA countries. Outstanding experts from outside Europe (US, Australia, Canada, Japan, China, etc.) were also present. In total, the symposium was attended by more than 500 participants. The structure of this book reflects the main elements of the meeting. As such it includes three main sections. The first consists of six major state-of-the-art reviews corresponding to the six plenary sessions, each followed by a discussion which has been summarized by rapporteurs. The reviews were prepared to assess critically the state of current knowledge in ecosystem research and to provide a scientific basis both for policy decisions and for further research.

Book Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants to the Great Lakes and Coastal Waters

Download or read book Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants to the Great Lakes and Coastal Waters written by Joel E. Baker and published by Setac Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Landscape Ecology of a Stressed Environment

Download or read book Landscape Ecology of a Stressed Environment written by Claire C. Vos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series presents studies that have used the paradigm of landscape ecology. Other approaches, both to landscape and landscape ecology are common, but in the last decade landscape ecology has become distinct from its predecessors and its contemporaries. Landscape ecol ogy addresses the relationships among spatial patterns, temporal pat terns and ecological processes. The effect of spatial configurations on ecological processes is fundamental. When human activity is an import ant variable affecting those relationships, landscape ecology includes it. Spatial and temporal scales are as large as needed for comprehension of system processes and the mosaic included may be very heteroge neous. Intellectual utility and applicability of results are valued equally. The International Association for Landscape Ecology sponsors this series of studies in order to introduce and disseminate some of the new knowledge that is being produced by this exciting new environmental science. Gray Merriam Ottawa, Canada Preface In Europe, during the seventies, landscape ecology emerged as a fusion of the spatial approach of geographers and the functional approach of ecologists. The latter focused on ecosystem functioning, regarding eco systems as homogeneous, almost abstract units in space, with input and output of energy and matter to and from the undefined surroundings.

Book Biogeochemistry of Small Catchments

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  • Author : International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994-04-26
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book Biogeochemistry of Small Catchments written by International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1994-04-26 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished multinational contributors present research of small catchments to examine a variety of environmental problems, especially those of acidification, forest management and land-use changes. Divided into two parts, it introduces theoretical concepts followed by a review of atmospheric deposition and evaluation of weathering and erosion processes. The second half deals with the methodology of the given discipline, stressing novel approaches and discussing problems.

Book Review of Biological Variables Used for Long Term Monitoring

Download or read book Review of Biological Variables Used for Long Term Monitoring written by Nordic Council Of Ministers Staff and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Impact of Acid Atmospheric Deposition on the Biogeochemistry of Moorland Pools and Surrounding Terrestrial Environment

Download or read book Impact of Acid Atmospheric Deposition on the Biogeochemistry of Moorland Pools and Surrounding Terrestrial Environment written by H. F. van Dobben and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Soil Formation

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  • Author : Nico van Breemen
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2007-05-08
  • ISBN : 0306481634
  • Pages : 413 pages

Download or read book Soil Formation written by Nico van Breemen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil Formation deals with qualitative and quantitative aspects of soil formation (or pedogenesis) and the underlying chemical, biological, and physical processes. The starting point of the text is the process - and not soil classification. Effects of weathering and new formation of minerals, mobilisation, transport, and breakdown or immobilisation of dissolved and suspended compounds are discussed. Soil processes and profiles are discussed in relation to the landscape, the geosphere, and the biosphere. Emphasis lies on the universality of soil-forming processes in past and present, and on the soil as a dynamic entity that forms part of the total environment. Complexity of genetic processes in time and space is given much attention. The text gives many examples from literature and places some in a new light. The reader is guided through the subject matter by a large number of questions and problems to help understand and synthesis the material. Answers to all questions are included. This second edition has been updated to reflect recent discoveries. Printing errors have been corrected, and new photographs support the text.

Book The Role of Nitrogen in the Acidification of Soils and Surface Waters

Download or read book The Role of Nitrogen in the Acidification of Soils and Surface Waters written by John L. Malanchuk and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Heathlands

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  • Author : R. Aerts
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-03-14
  • ISBN : 9401582300
  • Pages : 228 pages

Download or read book Heathlands written by R. Aerts and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition and changes in the management of heathlands have caused a significant change in the species composition of the NW-European heathlands. This change from ericaceous towards gramineous dominance is analysed in detail in Heathlands: Patterns and Processes in a Changing Environment. Special emphasis is put on the effects of increased atmospheric nutrient input on nutrient cycling, competition between plant species and plant--herbivore interactions. The possibilities for the long-term conservation of heathlands are discussed by considering regeneration from seed and the usefulness of mathematical management models. The book provides a synthesis of pure and applied plant ecology. It is vital reading for plant ecologists, biological conservationists, heathland managers and government decision makers.

Book Acid Rain Abstracts Annual

Download or read book Acid Rain Abstracts Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forests  Elements of Silvology

Download or read book Forests Elements of Silvology written by Roelof A.A. Oldeman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silvology is the general science of forest ecosystems, without the usual division between Man and Nature. This systematic treatment of forests intends to integrate and harmonize existing approaches with the help of systems modeling in a hierarchy of close system levels, according to criteria of biological architecture, biomass production and species composition. Scientists and practitioners will appreciate this synoptic treatment of forests and their ecology, allowing the balance of holistic and reductionist viewpoints, and the placement of phenomena and techniques. Topics covered include: - introduction of the methods, - sections on forest organisms, - a special chapter on trees, - eco-units, i.e. forest ecosystems developing after some zero-event like fire, storm or waterlogging, - silvatic mosaics built by the eco-units of different size, architecture and species composition, - a summary of silvological rules determining system's behaviour at every level, e.g. fragmentation and fusion, transfer of functions, irreversibility and process oscillation.

Book Acid Rain Abstracts

Download or read book Acid Rain Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: