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Long-term Ecological Research -An International Perspective


 

Contents   

Scientific Advisory Committee
List of Contributors
1  Introduction
Paul G. Risser
2 Long-term Ecological Research in the United States: A Federal Perspective
James T. Callahan
3 The Role of Study Sites in Long-term Ecological Research: A UK Experience
O. William Heal
Expanding the Temporal and Spatial Scales of Ecological Research and Comparison of Divergent Ecosystems: Roles for LTER in the United States
John J. Magnuson, Timothy K. Kratz, Thomas M. Frost, Carl J. Bowser, Barbara J. Benson, and
 Redwood Nero
5 Long-term Studies: Past Experience and Recommendations for the Future
Steward T. A. Pickett
6 Benefits from Long-term Ecosystem Research: Some Examples from Rothamsted
A. E. Johnston
7 Long-term Ecological Research: A Pedological Perspective
Darwin W. Anderson
8 Long-term Ecological Research and Fluvial Landscapes
Henri Décamps and Madeleine Fortuné
9 Long-term Ecological Questions and Considerations for Taking  Long-term Measurements: Lessons from the LTER and FIFE Programs on Tallgrass Prairie.
Tim R. Seastedt and J. M. Briggs
10 Long-term Ecological Research in African Ecosystems
Sam J. McNaughton and K. L .I. Campbell
11 On Long-term Ecological Research in Australia
Mark Westoby
12 Computer Models and Long-term Ecological Research
H. H. Shugart, G. B. Bonan, D. L. Urban, W. K. Lauenroth, W J. Parton, and G. M. Hornberger
13 Model- and Strategy-driven Geographical Maps for Ecological  Research and Management
Wolf-Dieter Grossmann
14 Long-term Ecological Research: International Workshop II
E. H. Trotter and James R. Gosz
15 Current Status and Future of Long-term Ecological Research
Paul G. Risser, Jerry M. Melillo and James R. Gosz
16 Summary
Paul G. Risser
  
 
The electronic version of this publication has been prepared at
the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.