The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change: Scaling Ecological Energetics from Organism to the Biosphere, Second Edition examines the global carbon cycle and energy balance of the biosphere, following carbon and energy through increasingly complex levels of metabolism—from cells to ecosystems. Utilizing scientific explanations, analyses of ecosystem functions, extensive references, and cutting-edge examples of energy flow in ecosystems, this is an essential resource to aid in understanding the scientific basis of the role of ecological systems in climate change. Includes new chapters on dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle, climate models and projections, and managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle.
1. Chapter 1 An introduction to ecological energetics and the global carbon cycle - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The physical and chemical bases of energy - p. 10 3. Chapter 3 Energy relationships between organisms and their environment - p. 29 4. Chapter 4 Biological energy transformations by plants - p. 59 5. Chapter 5 Energy processing by animals - p. 77 6. Chapter 6 Species adaptations to their energy environment - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Food chains and trophic level transfers - p. 129 8. Chapter 8 Energy flow in ecosystems - p. 153 9. Chapter 9 Ecosystem productivity - p. 197 10. Chapter 10 The global carbon cycle and the biosphere - p. 235 11. Chapter 11 Anthropogenic alterations to the global carbon cycle and climate change - p. 285 12. Chapter 12 Dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle - p. 355 13. Chapter 13 Climate and climate models - p. 389 14. Chapter 14 Managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle - p. 455 15. Chapter 15 Carbon, climate change, and public policy - p. 503 16. Bibliography - p. 571 17. Subject Index - p. 653 18. Author Index - p. 675
The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change: Scaling Ecological Energetics from Organism to the Biosphere, Second Edition examines the global carbon cycle and energy balance of the biosphere, following carbon and energy through increasingly complex levels of metabolism—from cells to ecosystems. Utilizing scientific explanations, analyses of ecosystem functions, extensive references, and cutting-edge examples of energy flow in ecosystems, this is an essential resource to aid in understanding the scientific basis of the role of ecological systems in climate change. Includes new chapters on dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle, climate models and projections, and managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle.
1. Chapter 1 An introduction to ecological energetics and the global carbon cycle - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The physical and chemical bases of energy - p. 10 3. Chapter 3 Energy relationships between organisms and their environment - p. 29 4. Chapter 4 Biological energy transformations by plants - p. 59 5. Chapter 5 Energy processing by animals - p. 77 6. Chapter 6 Species adaptations to their energy environment - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Food chains and trophic level transfers - p. 129 8. Chapter 8 Energy flow in ecosystems - p. 153 9. Chapter 9 Ecosystem productivity - p. 197 10. Chapter 10 The global carbon cycle and the biosphere - p. 235 11. Chapter 11 Anthropogenic alterations to the global carbon cycle and climate change - p. 285 12. Chapter 12 Dynamic properties of the global carbon cycle - p. 355 13. Chapter 13 Climate and climate models - p. 389 14. Chapter 14 Managing carbon in the global biogeochemical cycle - p. 455 15. Chapter 15 Carbon, climate change, and public policy - p. 503 16. Bibliography - p. 571 17. Subject Index - p. 653 18. Author Index - p. 675
