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Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems

Patterns, Mechanisms, and Theories

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Jonathan Cole

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

  2. Gary Lovett

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

  3. Stuart Findlay

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

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  • 78 Citations

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Arising from the third Cary Conference held in 1989, Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems investigates the utility and limitations of cross-system comparisons in ecology. The contributors, all well-known in their field, support their conclusions on the use and meaning of such comparisons by presenting novel analyses of data utilizing a variety of cross-system approaches in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial systems.

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Overview of the Comparative Approach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Comparative Ecology and Undiscovered Public Knowledge

      • David L. Strayer
      Pages 3-6

    3. Comparative Analysis of Ecosystems: Past Lessons and Future Directions

      • Oliver W. Heal, J. Philip Grime
      Pages 7-23

    4. Comparing Apples with Oranges: Methods of Interecosystem Comparison

      • John A. Downing
      Pages 24-45

    5. On the Relevance of Comparative Ecology to the Larger Field of Ecology

      • Robert H. Peters, Juan J. Armesto, Bertrand Boeken, Jonathan J. Cole, Charles T. Driscoll, Carlos M. Duarte et al.
      Pages 46-63

  3. Productivity and Trophic Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Patterns of Primary Production and Herbivory in 25 North American Lake Ecosystems

      • Stephen R. Carpenter, Thomas M. Frost, James F. Kitchell, Timothy K. Kratz, David W. Schindler, John Shearer et al.
      Pages 67-96

    3. Relationships of Primary and Secondary Production in Lakes and Marine Ecosystems

      • Lawrence R. Pomeroy
      Pages 97-119

    4. Primary and Secondary Production in Terrestrial Ecosystems

      • Samuel J. McNaughton, Martin Oesterheld, Douglas A. Frank, Kevin J. Williams
      Pages 120-139

    5. Comparing Ecosystem Structures: The Chesapeake Bay and the Baltic Sea

      • Robert E. Ulanowicz, Fredrik Wulff
      Pages 140-166

  4. Stress and Disturbance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Comparative Responses of Aquatic Ecosystems to Toxic Chemical Stress

      • Robert W. Howarth
      Pages 169-195

    3. Streams and Disturbance: Are Cross-Ecosystem Comparisons Useful?

      • Stuart G. Fisher, Nancy B. Grimm
      Pages 196-221

    4. Searching for Specific Measures of Physiological Stress in Forest Ecosystems

      • Richard H. Waring
      Pages 222-238

  5. Biogeochemical Cycles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. A Cross-System Study of Phosphorus Release from Lake Sediments

      • Nina Caraco, Jonathan J. Cole, Gene E. Likens
      Pages 241-258

    3. Stoichiometry of C:N:P Fluxes in Shallow-Water Marine Ecosystems

      • Stephen V. Smith
      Pages 259-286

    4. Gradient Analysis of Ecosystems

      • Peter M. Vitousek, Pamela A. Matson
      Pages 287-298

  6. Additional Views

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

    Jonathan Cole, Gary Lovett, Stuart Findlay

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Theories

  • Editors: Jonathan Cole, Gary Lovett, Stuart Findlay

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3122-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97488-0Published: 19 June 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7804-7Published: 28 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3122-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 375

  • Topics: Ecology

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