Advances in Ecological Research
Academic Press
Published on 19. December 1984
245 pages
978-0-08-056698-6 (ISBN)
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Advances in Ecological Research
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A. Macfadyen | Amyan Macfadyen | E.D. Ford
Advances in Ecological Research: v.14
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07/1997
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 14
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 14
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Bray-Curtis Ordination: An Effective Strategy for Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data
- I. Introduction
- II. Ecological Spaces
- III. Basic Problems of Ordination
- IV. Alternatives to Bray-Curtis Ordination
- V. The Bray-Curtis Method
- VI. Survey of Real Data Performance
- VII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Renewable Energy from Plants: Bypassing Fossilization
- I. Introduction
- II. The Land and Biomass Resource
- III. Plant Productivity in Theory and Practice
- IV. Enhancing Biomass Resources by Increasing Yield
- V. Enhancing Resources by Crop Fractionation
- VI. Enhancing Resources by Altering the Pattern of Land Use
- VII. Energy Conversion Technologies
- VIII. Implementation of Bioenergy Schemes
- IX. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. The Decomposition of Emergent Macrophytes in Fresh Water
- I. Introduction
- II. Sources of Detritus
- III. Colonisation by Aquatic Organisms.
- IV. Decomposition of the Litter
- V. Effects of Animals on Litter Decomposition
- VI. Chemical Changes in the Litter
- VII. Decomposition of Dissolved and Particulate Matter
- VIII. The Swamp Environment
- IX. Summary: Fate of the Detritus
- References
- Chapter 4. The Self-Thinning Rule
- I. Introduction
- II. The Significance of the Rule
- III. Present Knowledge of the Rule
- IV. Explanations of the Rule
- V. Relation to Population Structure
- VI. Problems for Research
- VII. Summary
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Cumulative List of Titles
