Forest ecosystems in the Alaskan taiga

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7109519

Van Cleve, K; Chapin, III, F S; Flanagan, P W; Viereck, L A

This volume in the series ''Ecological Studies'' provides an overview and synthesis of research on the structure and function of taiga forest ecosystems of interior Alaska. The first section discusses the nature of the taiga environment and covers climate, forest ecosystem distribution, natural regeneration of vegetation, and the role of fire. The second edition focuses on environmental controls over organism activity with discussions on growth and nutrient use, nitrogen fixation, physiological ecology of mosses, and microbial activity and element availability. The final section considers environmental controls over ecosystem processes with discussions of processes, plant-animal interactions, and a model of forest growth and yield.

• OSTI ID: 7109519
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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510100* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALASKA
ANIMALS
ARCTIC REGIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIODEGRADATION
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CLIMATES
DECOMPOSITION
ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENT
FEDERAL REGION X
FORESTS
GROWTH
INTERACTIONS
MICROORGANISMS
MOSSES
NITROGEN FIXATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUTRIENTS
PLANTS
POLAR REGIONS
PREFERRED SPECIES
RECOVERY
REVEGETATION
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
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