Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest
The Kluane Project
Published on 17. May 2001
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-19-513393-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the Kluane Boreal Forest Ecosystem Project which operated from 1986 to 1996 in the southwestern Yukon. It begins by describing the area and its physical setting, and then the background of the project and the wisdom that had accumulated to 1986, on how this system might operate. The details of the experiments set up are presented, partly to help the reader appreciate the difficulty of working at -40 degrees and partly to aid the reader should they contemplate doing similar experiements in the future. Then they examine the three trophic levels of plants, the herbivores, and the predators in detail to provide some surprises about how the individual species operate within the overall system. Finally, they synthesize their findings in a model of the boreal forest vertebrate community, and provide an overview of what they have discovered and what remains to be done. Over the ten years of this project a large number of students and researchers have joined together to produce a picture which makes major advances in our understanding of the boreal forest ecosystem.
Reviews / Votes
" ... interesting and well presented study ... The authors ought to be commended for their painstaking study and effort covering about 25 years of research work that addresses topics of importance to the conservation of boreal forests." International Journal of Environmental Studies "This book is the story of the Kluane Boreal Forest Ecosystem Project, told brilliantly by the researchers who toiled for ten years from 1986 to uncover the drama and complexity of this Canadian ecosystem" * NATURE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones and tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
963 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513393-6 (9780195133936)
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Contributors
PART I INTRODUCTION
1: Charles J. Krebs: General Introduction
2: Charles J. Krebs and Rudy Boonstra: The Kluane Region
3: A.R.E. Sinclair and Charles J. Krebs: Trophic Interactions, Community Organizations, and the Kluane Ecosystem
4: Stan Boutin et al: Experimental Design and Practical Problems of Implementation
PART II PLANT DYNAMICS
5: Roy Turkington et al: Herbs and Grasses
6: Charles Krebs et al: Shrubs
7: Mark R. T. Dale et al: Trees
PART III HERBIVORES
8: Snowshoe Hare Demography
9: Rudy Boonstra et al: The Role of Red Squirrels and Arctic Ground Squirrels
10: Rudy Boonstra: Voles Mice
11: Kathy Martin et al: Forest Grouse and Ptarmigan
12: James N. M. Smith and Nicholas F.G. Folkard: Other Herbivores and Small Predators: Arthropods, Birds, and Mammals
PART IV MAMMALIAN PREDATORS
13: Mark O'Donoghue et al: Coyotes and Lynx
14: Mark O'Donoghue et al: Other Mammalian Predators
PART V AVIAN PREDATORS
15: Christoph Rohner et al: Great Horned Owls
16: Frank I. Doyle and James N.M. Smith: Raptors and Scavengers
PART VI COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ORGANIZATION
17: A.R.E. Sinclair: Testing Hypotheses of Community Organization for Kluane Ecosystem
18: David Choquenot et al: Vertebrate Community Structure in the Boreal Forest: Modeling the Effects of Trophic Interaction
19: Jennifer L. Ruesink: Trphic Mass Flow Models of the Kluane Boreal Forest Ecosystem
20: Charles J. Krebs et al: Conclusions and Future Directions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index
PART I INTRODUCTION
1: Charles J. Krebs: General Introduction
2: Charles J. Krebs and Rudy Boonstra: The Kluane Region
3: A.R.E. Sinclair and Charles J. Krebs: Trophic Interactions, Community Organizations, and the Kluane Ecosystem
4: Stan Boutin et al: Experimental Design and Practical Problems of Implementation
PART II PLANT DYNAMICS
5: Roy Turkington et al: Herbs and Grasses
6: Charles Krebs et al: Shrubs
7: Mark R. T. Dale et al: Trees
PART III HERBIVORES
8: Snowshoe Hare Demography
9: Rudy Boonstra et al: The Role of Red Squirrels and Arctic Ground Squirrels
10: Rudy Boonstra: Voles Mice
11: Kathy Martin et al: Forest Grouse and Ptarmigan
12: James N. M. Smith and Nicholas F.G. Folkard: Other Herbivores and Small Predators: Arthropods, Birds, and Mammals
PART IV MAMMALIAN PREDATORS
13: Mark O'Donoghue et al: Coyotes and Lynx
14: Mark O'Donoghue et al: Other Mammalian Predators
PART V AVIAN PREDATORS
15: Christoph Rohner et al: Great Horned Owls
16: Frank I. Doyle and James N.M. Smith: Raptors and Scavengers
PART VI COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ORGANIZATION
17: A.R.E. Sinclair: Testing Hypotheses of Community Organization for Kluane Ecosystem
18: David Choquenot et al: Vertebrate Community Structure in the Boreal Forest: Modeling the Effects of Trophic Interaction
19: Jennifer L. Ruesink: Trphic Mass Flow Models of the Kluane Boreal Forest Ecosystem
20: Charles J. Krebs et al: Conclusions and Future Directions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index