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Résumé :
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For the last 15 years, the authors have studied the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of six small watershed-4 ecosystems at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. This book draws heavily on these well-known studies in presenting an integrated picture of the structure, function, and development over time of the northern hardwood ecosystem in northern New England. Topics covered include important ecological problems such as the limits to primary production and biomass accumulation, biotic regulation ef energy flow and biogeochemistry, the relationship between species diversity and stability, variations in biogeochemical behavior over time, and the effect of the weathering-erosion interaction on productivity. According to the authors, a carefully defined and documented case history provides, at this stage of evolution of ecosystem structure and function. In addition, from a holistic standpoint , such a case history enables ecologically sound programs of landscape management to be developed.
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