Effects of disturbance on ecosystem dynamics of tundra and riparian vegetation: A project in the R4D program. Final report

Models were proposed as research tools to test the basic understanding of the structure and function of arctic ecosystems, as a means for providing initial management assessments of potential response to energy-related development, and as a vehicle for extrapolation of research results to other arct...

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Main Author: Reynolds, J. F.
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Botany 1995
Subjects:
Plants
Carbon Dioxide Fixation
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Decomposition
Alaska
Watersheds
Tundra
Nitrogen Fixation
Siberia
54 Environmental Sciences
Biological Models
Progress Report
Arctic Regions
Plant Growth
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/217722
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc667154/
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Summary:Models were proposed as research tools to test the basic understanding of the structure and function of arctic ecosystems, as a means for providing initial management assessments of potential response to energy-related development, and as a vehicle for extrapolation of research results to other arctic sites and landscapes. This final summary report reviews progress made on models at a variety of scales from nutrient uptake by individual roots to nutrient availability within arctic landscapes, and examines potentials and critical limitations of these models for providing insight on patch and landscape level function in tundra regions.

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