Ecosystem Approaches to Landscape Management in Central Europe
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Beschreibung
Stimulated by the concern for environmental problems that arose during the 1970s and 1980s, related both to global and national questions of sustain ability, the German government committed itself to advancing ecosystem research as a central component of planning for environment ally, economically, and socially sound policies and for resource manage ment during the 21 st century. Ecosystem research has been promoted at institutions spread throughout the country and that are favorably struc tured to conduct interdisciplinary studies. Research funding is derived from both the federal union and state governments. Results from the research programme at several of these institutions are summarized in this volume: 1. to provide a status report on process understanding within ecosystem types that are viewed as building blocks of complex, highly-modified Central European landscapes, 2. to document progress at institutions pursuing ecosystem science and promoting interdisciplinary approaches, 3. to support the next steps in generalizing the research results, e. g., to obtain a picture of ecosystem function in time and space or oflandscape function, and 4. to examine how the results may be applied to better manage natural resources and achieve sustainability.
A source of comparison of important fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, and water through different types of ecosystems which make up central European landscapes Demonstrates alternative field research designs that have been employed in ecosystem studies Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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S. Hunter
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"... a highly valuable book, teaching us more about the ecological functioning of ecosystems in the landscape framework." (Folia Geobotanica, Journal of Plant Ecology and Systematics)
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