Methods in Ecosystem Science

Methods in Ecosystem Science: Progress, Tradeoffs, and Limitations.- References.- 1. Carbon and Energy Dynamics.- 1 Stand Structure in Terrestrial Ecosystems.- 2 Methods of Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Productivity.- 3 Global Terrestrial Gross and Net Primary Productivity from the Earth Observing System.- 4 Methods of Estimating Belowground Net Primary Production.- 5 The Measurement of Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems.- 6 Benthic Respiration in Aquatic Sediments.- 7 Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics.- 8 Stable Isotope Tracers and Mathematical Models in Soil Organic Matter Studies.- 9 Microbial Carbon Cycling in Pelagic Ecosystems: Microbial Methods for Ecosystem Scientists.- 10 Herbivory in Terrestrial Ecosystems.- 2. Nutrient and Water Dynamics.- 11 Canopy Fluxes.- 12 Assessing Ecosystem-Level Water Relations Through Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses.- 13 Measuring Water Availability and Uptake in Ecosystem Studies.- 14 Nutrient Transformations.- 15 Biogenic Trace Gas Exchanges.- 16 Ecosystem Nutrient Balance and Dynamics.- 17 Deposition of Nutrients and Pollutants to Ecosystems.- 18 Landscape and Regional Biogeochemistry: Approaches.- 3. Manipulative Ecosystem Experiments.- 19 Nutrient Manipulations in Terrestrial Ecosystems.- 20 Biotic Manipulation of Aquatic Ecosystems.- 21 Biotic Manipulations Involving Belowground Animals.- 22 Assessing the Effects of Acidification on Aquatic Ecosystems: Insights from Lake Experiments.- 23 Large-Scale Water Manipulations.- 24 Ecosystem Climate Manipulations.- 4. Synthesis and Conclusions.- 25 Ecosystem Modeling.- 26 Stoichiometric Analysis of Pelagic Ecosystems: The Biogeochemistry of Planktonic Food Webs.