When Springer-Verlag undertook publication of this volume, two opportunities arose. The first was to bring together the significant findings ofthe interacting parts of a large field experiment on a whole ecosystem. Scientific specialists and the public are rightly concerned with large-scale impacts of human activity on landscapes and with the challenge of predicting subtle, long-range repercussions of air pollution. A fundamental issue is whether ecological systems like grasslands, which have evolved for several million ...
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When Springer-Verlag undertook publication of this volume, two opportunities arose. The first was to bring together the significant findings ofthe interacting parts of a large field experiment on a whole ecosystem. Scientific specialists and the public are rightly concerned with large-scale impacts of human activity on landscapes and with the challenge of predicting subtle, long-range repercussions of air pollution. A fundamental issue is whether ecological systems like grasslands, which have evolved for several million years under stressful conditions such as variable climate and overgrazing, are more robust than other systems in tolerating new atmospheric impacts of pollution and toxicity. At what level, and when, will an extra geochemical input, like sulfur (Chapter 4), an essential nutrient for proteins and life processes, become an overload on these systems? Some grasses and grassland ecosystems seem fairly adaptable to burdens in addition to those of weather change and tissue removal. How can experts learn to project the future of the heartland of America and other grasslands of the world on the basis of only a few years of observation and control? The second opportunity addresses a broader aspect of the project that is of interest to many readers who are not concerned with details of physiology or food chains, or the overall productivity and variations of a single plant-animal-soil community.
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Volume 45. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 0387909435.
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Fair. Presenting "The Effects of SO2 on a Grassland: A Case Study in the Northern Great Plains of the United States" (Ecological Studies Series Vol. 45), edited by W. K. Lauenroth and Eric M. Preston. This hardcover edition, though lacking a jacket, offers valuable insights into the subject matter. Formerly a NASA library book from the Langley Research Center, it bears library stamps and stickers. The covers exhibit rubbing to the corners and spine ends, with a bumped upper corner near the spine causing ripples in the cloth and splitting at the gutters. Despite these external flaws, the binding remains square and tight. A small abrasion is present on the front flyleaf, but the interior pages are clean and unmarked, ensuring a pristine reading experience. To ensure its safe delivery, the book will be carefully packaged for shipment, providing protection from the elements. As part of our commitment to excellent service, a USPS electronic tracking number will be issued free of charge, allowing you to monitor the progress of your shipment. 207 pages. Ecological Studies.
