Ecological Systems Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leemans, Rik. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Geochemistry.; Ecology.; Endangered ecosystems.; Urban Ecology.; Life Sciences.; Ecosystems.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Biogeosciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5755-8

Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species.� Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified.� Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical enviro...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Ecological Systems, Introduction
• 2. Atmospheric Biogeochemistry
• 3. Ecological Succession and Community Dynamics
• 4. Ecosystem Engineers, Keystone Species
• 5. Ecosystem Flow Analysis
• 6. Ecosystem Services
• 7. Ecosystems and Spatial Patterns
• 8. Ecosystems, Adaptive Management
• 9. Ecotones and Ecological Gradients
• 10. Invasive Species
• 11. Landscape Ecology
• 12. Marine Biogeochemistry
• 13. Species Competition and Predation
• 14. Species Diversity Within and Among Ecosystems
• 15. Urban Ecology
• Index.