Forest Ecosystems
Abstract
Forest ecosystems cover a large fraction of the Earth's land area and account for most of its terrestrial biological productivity. The structure and function of forests are regulated by an elegant series of feedbacks between the physical environment, plant growth strategies, successional processes, biogeochemical cycles and mechanisms of disturbance.
Department
Earth Systems Research Center
Publication Date
3-26-2003
Journal Title
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Ollinger, S.V. 2003. Forest Ecosystems. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Nature Publishing Group, London. [http://www.els.net/]
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