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Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems

Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and cultural contexts. Initiated...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brumme, Rainer (Editor), Khanna, Partap K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
Subjects:
Plant Ecology
Environment
Forestry
Environmental Sciences
Ecosystems
Biotic Communities
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Description of Long-term Observation Sites
  • General Description of Study Sites
  • Climatic Condition at Three Beech Forest Sites in Central Germany
  • Soil Properties
  • Changes in C and N Contents of Soils Under Beech Forests over a Period of 35 Years
  • Vegetation
  • Microbial Biomass
  • Soil Fauna
  • Ecosystem Processes
  • Tree Growth, Biomass, and Elements in Tree Components of Three Beech Sites
  • Fine Root Biomass, Turnover and Litter Production
  • Phytomass, Litter and Net Primary Production of Herbaceous Layer
  • Biomass and Element Content of Foliage and Aboveground Litterfall on the Three Long-Term Experimental Beech Sites: Dynamics and Significance
  • The Role of Soil Fauna for Decomposition of Plant Residues
  • Nitrogen and Carbon Transformations
  • Fate, Transport, and Retention of Applied 15N Labelled Nitrogen in Forest Soils
  • Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions
  • Changes in Soil Solution Chemistry, Seepage Losses, and Input–Output Budgets at Three Beech Forests in Response to Atmospheric Depositions
  • Soil Respiration
  • N2O Emission from Temperate Beech Forest Soils
  • Methane Uptake by Temperate Forest Soils
  • Forest Management and Regional Scale Issues Concerning C and N
  • Microbial Biomass in Broad-Leaved Forest Soils
  • Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Forest Soils of Germany
  • Management Options for European Beech Forests in Relation to Changes in C- and N-Status as Described by the Three Study Sites
  • Synthesis
  • Stand, Soil and Nutrient Factors Determining the Functioning and Management of Beech Forest Ecosystems: A Synopsis
  • Erratum

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