Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem
Niwot Ridge, Colorado
Edited by William D. Bowman and Timothy R. Seastedt
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
1. Introduction: Historical Perspectives on Significance of Alpine Ecosystem Studies, William D. Bowman
I Physical Environment
2. Climate, David Greenland
3. Atmospheric Chemistry and Deposition, herman Sievering
4. Geomorphic Systems of Green Lakes Valley, Nel Caine
5. Hydrology and Hydrochemistry, Mark W. Williams and Nel Caine
II Ecosystem Structures
6. The Vegetation: Hierarchical Species-Environment Relationships, Marilyn D. Walker et al
7. Vertebrates, David M. Armstrong et al
8. Soils, Timothy R. Seastedt
III Ecosystem Function
9. Primary Production, Willaim D. Bowman and Melany C. Fisk
10. Plant Nutrient Relations, Russell K. Monson et al
11. Controls on Decomposition Processes in Alpine Tundra, Timothy R. Seastedt
12. Nitrogen Cycling, Melany C. Fisk et al
13. Soil-Atmosphere Gas Exchange, Steven K. Schmidt et al
14. Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Denise Dearing
IV Past and Future
15. Paleoecology and Late Quaternary Environments of the Colorodo Rockies, Scott A. Elias
16. Environmental Chagne and Future Directions in Alpine Research, Jeffrey M. Welker et al
Index