Description
The importance of carbon dioxide extends from cellular to global levels of organization and potential ecological deterioration may be the result of increased CO2 in our atmosphere. Recently, the research emphasis shifted from studies of photosynthesis pathways and plant growth to ground-breaking studies of carbon dioxide balances in ecosystems, regions, and even the entire globe.
Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems addresses these new areas of research. Economically important woody ecosystems are emphasized because they have substantial influence on global carbon dioxide balances. Herbaceous ecosystems (e.g., grasslands, prairies, wetlands) and crop ecosystems are also covered. The interactions among organisms, communities, and ecosystems are modeled, and the book closes with an important synthesis of this growing nexus of research.
Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems is a compilation of detailed scientific studies that reveal how ecosystems generally, and particular plants specifically, respond to changed levels of carbon dioxide.
- Contributions from an international team of experts
- Empirical examination of the actual effects of carbon dioxide
- Variety of terrestrial habitats investigated
- Specific plants and whole ecosystems offered as studies
Chapter
Chapter 2. Effects of CO2 and N on Growth and N Dynamics in Ponderosa Pine: Results from the First Two Growing Seasons
III. Results and Discussion
IV. Perspective: Applicability of Results to Mature Forests
V. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 3. Linking Above- and Belowground Responses to Rising CO2 in Northern Deciduous Forest Species
II. Study Site and Experimental Methods
III. Results and Discussion
Chapter 4. The Effects of Tree Maturity on Some Responses to Elevated CO2 in Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis Bong. Carr.)
II. Materials and Methods
III. Results and Discussion
Chapter 5. Growth Strategy and Tree Responses to Elevated CO2: A Comparison of Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)
II. Materials and Methods
Chapter 6. Litter Quality and Decomposition Rates of Foliar Litter Produced under CO2 Enrichment
II. Litter Quality and the Decomposition Process
III. CO2 Enrichment Effects on Litter Quality and Decomposition
IV. A Few Words to the Wise Decomposer
Chapter 7. CO2-Mediated Changes in Tree Chemistry and Tree–Lepidoptera Interactions
III. Carbon-Nutrient Balance Theory: A Predictive Tool
IV. Effects of Elevated CO2 on Tree Chemistry
V. Effects on Insect Herbivores
VI. Potential Community and Ecosystem Responses
VII. Future Research Directions
Chapter 8. The Jasper Ridge CO2 Experiment: Design and Motivation
IV. The Suite of Experiments
V. Experimental Facilities
Chapter 9. Ecosystem-Level Responses of Tallgrass Prairie to Elevated CO2
II. Study Site and Experimental Design
III: Results and Discussion
IV. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10. Direct Effects of Elevated CO2 on Arctic Plant and Ecosystem Function
II. Individual Plant Response to Elevated CO2
III. Ecosystem-Level Response to Elevated CO2
IV. Long-Term Ecosystem Response to Elevated CO2
V. Summary ancl Conclusions
Chapter 11. Response of Alpine Vegetation to Elevated CO2
III. Results of Two Years of Field Experimentation
Chapter 12. Long-Term Elevated CO2 Exposure in a Chesapeake Bay Wetland: Ecosystem Gas Exchange, Primary Production, and Tissue Nitrogen
Chapter 13. Free-Air CO2 Enrichment: Responses of Cotton and Wheat Crops
II. Materials and Methods
III. Results and Discussion
IV. Summary and Future Investigations
Chapter 14. Response of Growth and CO2 Uptake of Spring Wheat and Faba Bean to CO2 Concentration under Semifield Conditions: Comparing Results of Field Experiments and Simulations
II. Materials and Methods
V. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 15. Assessment of Rice Responses to Global Climate Change: CO2 and Temperature
II. Materials and Methods: Outdoor, Sunlit, Controlled-Environment Chambers
III. Results and Discussion
IV. Conclusions and Research Recommendations
Chapter 16. Interactions between CO2 and Nitrogen in Forests: Can We Extrapolate from the Seedling to the Stand Level?
II. Nature of Nitrogen Cycling in Forests
III. Potential Effects of Elevated CO2 on Nitrogen Cycling
IV. What Do Seedling–Sapling Studies Tell Us about Ecosystem-Level Response?
Chapter 17. Protection from Oxidative Stress in Trees as Affected by Elevated CO2 and Environmental Stress
II. Detoxification of Reactive Oxygen Species
III. Interactions of Environmental Stresses and Elevated CO2
Chapter 18. Integrating Knowledge of Crop Responses to Elevated CO2 and Temperature with Mechanistic Simulation Models: Model Components and Research Needs
III. Processes That Should Be Included in Models Used to Predict Crop Responses to Elevated CO2
Chapter 19. Progress, Limitations, and Challenges in Modeling the Effects of Elevated CO2 on Plants and Ecosystems
IV. Population, Community, and Stand Models
VI. Regional and Global Models
Chapter 20. Stimulation of Global Photosynthetic Carbon Influx by an Increase in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration
III. Results and Discussion
Chapter 21. Biota Growth Facter β: Stimulation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Net Primary Production by Elevated Atmospheric CO2
II. Modeling and Measuring Plant and Ecosystem Responses to Elevated CO2
IV. Where Do We Stand with Respect to β?
Chapter 22. Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Elevated CO2: A Synthesis and Summary
I. Cross-System Comparisons
II. Future Research Needs
Physiological Ecology: A Series of Monographs, Texts, and Treatises
Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems
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