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Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives

✍ Scribed by Alex J. Dumbrell, Rebecca L. Kordas and Guy Woodward (Eds.)

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2016
Tongue
English
Leaves
662
Series
Advances in Ecological Research 55
Edition
1
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Advances in Ecological Research is one of the most successful series in the highly competitive field of ecology. This thematic volume focuses on large scale ecology, publishing important reviews that contribute to our understanding of the field.

  • Presents the most updated information on the field of large scale ecology, publishing topical and important reviews
  • Provides all information that relates to a thorough understanding of the field
  • Includes data on physiology, populations, and communities of plants and animals

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Series Page Page ii
Copyright Page iv
Contributors Pages xi-xvii
Preface Pages xix-xxiv Alex J. Dumbrell, Rebecca L. Kordas, Guy Woodward
Chapter One - The Unique Contribution of Rothamsted to Ecological Research at Large Temporal Scales Pages 3-42 J. Storkey, A.J. Macdonald, J.R. Bell, I.M. Clark, A.S. Gregory, N.J. Hawkins, P.R. Hirsch, L.C. Todman, A.P. Whitmore
Chapter Two - How Agricultural Intensification Affects Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Pages 43-97 M. Emmerson, M.B. Morales, J.J. Oñate, P. Batáry, F. Berendse, J. Liira, T. Aavik, I. Guerrero, R. Bommarco, S. Eggers, T. Pärt, T. Tscharntke, W. Weisser, L. Clement, J. Bengtsson
Chapter Three - Litter Decomposition as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Functioning at Local-to-Continental Scales: Insights from the European RivFunction Project Pages 99-182 E. Chauvet, V. Ferreira, P.S. Giller, B.G. McKie, S.D. Tiegs, G. Woodward, A. Elosegi, M. Dobson, T. Fleituch, M.A.S. Graça, V. Gulis, S. Hladyz, J.O. Lacoursière, A. Lecerf, J. Pozo, E. Preda, M. Riipinen, G. Rîşnoveanu, A. Vadineanu, L.B.-M. Vought, M.O. Gessner, et al.
Chapter Four - Unravelling the Impacts of Micropollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Studies at the Interface of Large-Scale Ecology Pages 183-223 C. Stamm, K. Räsänen, F.J. Burdon, F. Altermatt, J. Jokela, A. Joss, M. Ackermann, R.I.L. Eggen
Chapter Five - The Colne Estuary: A Long-Term Microbial Ecology Observatory Pages 227-281 D.B. Nedwell, G.J.C. Underwood, T.J. McGenity, C. Whitby, A.J. Dumbrell
Chapter Six - Locally Extreme Environments as Natural Long-Term Experiments in Ecology Pages 283-323 I. Maček, D. Vodnik, H. Pfanz, E. Low-Décarie, A.J. Dumbrell
Chapter Seven - Climate-Driven Range Shifts Within Benthic Habitats Across a Marine Biogeographic Transition Zone Pages 325-369 N. Mieszkowska, H.E. Sugden
Chapter Eight - Cross-Scale Approaches to Forecasting Biogeographic Responses to Climate Change Pages 371-433 J.L. Torossian, R.L. Kordas, B. Helmuth
Chapter Nine - Shifting Impacts of Climate Change: Long-Term Patterns of Plant Response to Elevated CO2, Drought, and Warming Across Ecosystems Pages 437-473 L.C. Andresen, C. Müller, G. de Dato, J.S. Dukes, B.A. Emmett, M. Estiarte, A. Jentsch, G. Kröel-Dulay, A. Lüscher, S. Niu, J. Peñuelas, P.B. Reich, S. Reinsch, R. Ogaya, I.K. Schmidt, M.K. Schneider, M. Sternberg, A. Tietema, K. Zhu, M.C. Bilton
Chapter Ten - Recovery and Nonrecovery of Freshwater Food Webs from the Effects of Acidification Pages 475-534 C. Gray, A.G. Hildrew, X. Lu, A. Ma, D. McElroy, D. Monteith, E. O’Gorman, E. Shilland, G. Woodward
Chapter Eleven - Effective River Restoration in the 21st Century: From Trial and Error to Novel Evidence-Based Approaches Pages 535-611 N. Friberg, N.V. Angelopoulos, A.D. Buijse, I.G. Cowx, J. Kail, T.F. Moe, H. Moir, M.T. O’Hare, P.F.M. Verdonschot, C. Wolter
Chapter Twelve - Recommendations for the Next Generation of Global Freshwater Biological Monitoring Tools Pages 615-636 M.C. Jackson, O.L.F. Weyl, F. Altermatt, I. Durance, N. Friberg, A.J. Dumbrell, J.J. Piggott, S.D. Tiegs, K. Tockner, C.B. Krug, P.W. Leadley, G. Woodward
Index Pages 637-648
Advances in Ecological Research Volume 1–55 Pages 649-663

✦ Subjects

Ecology;NATURE;Ecology;NATURE;Ecosystems & Habitats;Wilderness;SCIENCE;Environmental Science;SCIENCE;Life Sciences;Ecology

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