Principles and standards for measuring primary production /
Primary productivity is the rate at which energy is stored in the organic matter of plants per unit area of the Earth's surface. This text lays out the best methods for measuring net primary productivity (NPP) in ecological research.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Long-Term Ecological Research Network series.
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Table of Contents:
- Primary production: guiding principles and standards for measurement / Timothy J. Fahey, Alan K. Knapp
- Information management standards and strategies for net primary production data / Kristen L. Vanderbilt, William K. Michener
- Estimating aboveground net primary production in shrub-dominated ecosystems / Alan K. Knapp [and others]
- Estimating above ground net primary production in shrub-dominated ecosystems / Donald R. Young
- Estimating above ground net primary productivity in forest-dominated ecosystems / Brian D. Kloeppel, Mark E. Harmon, Timothy J. Fahey
- Estimating moss and lichen ground layer net primary production in tundra, peetlands, and forests / Dale H. Vitt
- Esitmating net primary production of salt-marsh macrophytes / James T. Morris
- Estimating belowground primary productivity / Geraldine L. Tierney, Timothy J. Fahey
- Measuring and modeling primary production in marine pelagic ecosystems / Maria Vernet, Raymond C. Smith
- Measuring freshwater primary production and respiration / Robert O. Hall, Serge Thomas, Evelyn E. Gaiser
- The role of remote sensing in the study of terrestrial net primary production / Scott V. Ollinger [and others]
- Quantifying uncertainty in net primary production measurements / Mark E. Harmon [and others].