Overview

Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and cultural contexts. Initiated in 1960s, the ?rst International Biological Program (IBP) focused on ‘‘the biological basis of productivity and human welfare. ’’ As the German contribution to the IBP, ecosystem research has been carried out since 1966 in the Solling area (Ellenberg H. , Ecological Studies 2, 1971), an upland region in Northwest Germany. This study provided clear evidence that the stability of forest ecosystems was threatened by the high inputs of at- spheric pollutants. This promoted many interdisciplinary research programs which were coordinated by Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ulrich and the Forest Ecosystems Research Center of the University of Go¨ttingen. This involved, in addition to the Solling site, the establishment of two other sites for long-term monitoring of ecosystem pro- ¨ cesses. The two contrasting sites were established in 1980 at Gottinger Wald on base-rich calcareous soil and in 1989 at Zierenberg on volcanic soil. These projects were funded initially by the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (BMBF) as interdisciplinary projects under the titles: ‘‘Conditions of Stability of Forest Ecosystems’’ (1989–1993), and ‘‘Dynamics of Forest Ecos- tems’’ (1993–1998). The primary goal of these studies was to quantify the ecolo- cal condition of forests in a changing environment and element ?uxes.

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Author:   Rainer Brumme ,  Partap K. Khanna
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2009 ed.
Volume:   208
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.801kg
ISBN:  

9783642269127

ISBN 10:   3642269125
Pages:   501
Publication Date:   14 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Description of Long-term Observation Sites.- General Description of Study Sites.- Climatic Condition at Three Beech Forest Sites in Central Germany.- Soil Properties.- Changes in C and N Contents of Soils Under Beech Forests over a Period of 35 Years.- Vegetation.- Microbial Biomass.- Soil Fauna.- Ecosystem Processes.- Tree Growth, Biomass, and Elements in Tree Components of Three Beech Sites.- Fine Root Biomass, Turnover and Litter Production.- Phytomass, Litter and Net Primary Production of Herbaceous Layer.- Biomass and Element Content of Foliage and Aboveground Litterfall on the Three Long-Term Experimental Beech Sites: Dynamics and Significance.- The Role of Soil Fauna for Decomposition of Plant Residues.- Nitrogen and Carbon Transformations.- Fate, Transport, and Retention of Applied 15N Labelled Nitrogen in Forest Soils.- Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions.- Changes in Soil Solution Chemistry, Seepage Losses, and Input–Output Budgets at Three Beech Forests in Response to Atmospheric Depositions.- Soil Respiration.- N2O Emission from Temperate Beech Forest Soils.- Methane Uptake by Temperate Forest Soils.- Forest Management and Regional Scale Issues Concerning C and N.- Microbial Biomass in Broad-Leaved Forest Soils.- Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Forest Soils of Germany.- Management Options for European Beech Forests in Relation to Changes in C- and N-Status as Described by the Three Study Sites.- Synthesis.- Stand, Soil and Nutrient Factors Determining the Functioning and Management of Beech Forest Ecosystems: A Synopsis.- Erratum.

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From the reviews: Studying, understanding and managing such a complex forest system is the central theme of the book . The good news is that data from many unpublished PhD and Diploma theses are included in this book, and otherwise these would have been forever lost to public use. The result is a rather heterogeneous book that has its strengths . Overall, the book is very useful for soil scientists who seek detailed information about abiotic and microbial parameters of forest ecosystems . (Mark Maraun, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 11 (6), 2010)

From the reviews: Studying, understanding and managing such a complex forest system is the central theme of the book ... . The good news is that data from many unpublished PhD and Diploma theses are included in this book, and otherwise these would have been forever lost to public use. ... The result is a rather heterogeneous book that has its strengths ... . Overall, the book is very useful for soil scientists who seek detailed information about abiotic and microbial parameters of forest ecosystems ... . (Mark Maraun, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 11 (6), 2010)

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