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Production Ecology of British Moors and Montane Grasslands

The International Biological Programme (IBP) was a cooperative effort on the part of scientists throughout the world, whose goal was an integrated study of the basic processes of biological productivity. The challenge of meeting the increasing food needs of a growing population demands optimum produ...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heal, O.W. (Editor), Perkins, D.F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
Subjects:
Terrestial Ecology
Medicine / Research
Biology / Research
Biomedical Research
Ecology 
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Moor House Programme
  • 1. Introduction and Site Description
  • 2. Field Estimates of Primary Production
  • 3. Physiological Aspects of Bog Production at Moor House
  • 4. Ecology of Moorland Animals
  • 5. Microbial Populations in Peat
  • 6. Nutrient Availability and Other Factors Limiting Microbial Activity in the Blanket Peat
  • 7. A Study of the Rates of Decomposition of Organic Matter
  • 8. A Simulation of Production and Decay in Blanket Bog
  • 9. A Model of Peat Bog Growth
  • 10. The Blanket Bog as Part of a Pennine Moorland
  • II. Supporting Studies—Dwarf Shrub Communities
  • 11. The Productivity of a Calluna Heathland in Southern England
  • 12. Production in Montane Dwarf Shrub Communities
  • 13. Heather Productivity and Its Relevance to the Regulation of Red Grouse Populations
  • III. Snowdonia Grasslands
  • 14. Snowdonia Grassland: Introduction, Vegetation and Climate
  • 15. Physiography, Geology and Soils of the Grassland Site at Llyn Llydaw
  • 16. Primary Production, Mineral Nutrients and Litter Decomposition in the Grassland Ecosystem
  • 17. The Role of Slugs in an Agrostis-Festuca Grassland
  • 18. Sheep Population Studies in Relation to the Snowdonian Environment
  • 19. The Grazing Intensity and Productivity of Sheep in the Grassland Ecosystem
  • 20. The Distribution and Transfer of Energy and Nutrients in the Agrostis-Festuca Grassland Ecosystem
  • References

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