Global Change in Multispecies Systems: Part III

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ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Contributors

Preface: Editorial Commentary: Monitoring, Manipulation and Modelling of Ecological Responses to Global Change in Multispecies Systems

References

Chapter One. Ecosystems and Their Services in a Changing World: An Ecological Perspective

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 The Changing Concept of the Ecosystem

3 Putting the System Back in Ecosystem: Systems Analysis, Stocks and Flows

4 Issues of Scale

5 Extending Ecosystem Science

6 Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter Two. Mesocosm Experiments as a Tool for Ecological Climate-Change Research

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Mesocosm Approaches in Different Habitats

3 What Do We Know So Far: Generalities or Idiosyncratic Effects?

4 Future Directions

5 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1 Photographic Credits for Fig. 1

Appendix 2 Literature Search for Database Construction

Appendix 3 Construction of the Database

Appendix 4 Analysis of the Database

Appendix 5 Database

Appendix 6 List of Papers Used to Construct the Database

References (Note: See Appendix 6 for Publications that are included in the Database)

Chapter Three. Quantifying the Biodiversity Value of Repeatedly Logged Rainforests: Gradient and Comparative Approaches from Borneo

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Materials and Methods

3 Results

4 Discussion

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter Four. Habitat Isolation Reduces the Temporal Stability of Island Ecosystems in the Face of Flood Disturbance

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Materials and Methods

3 Results

4 Discussion

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter Five. Increased Stream Productivity with Warming Supports Higher Trophic Levels

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Methods

3 Results

4 Discussion

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Appendix A Length–Weight Relationships Used to Estimate Dry Mass of Macroinvertebrates

Appendix B Head-Width Measurements for Instar Separation in Each Stream

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Chapter Six. Extreme Climatic Events Alter Aquatic Food Webs: A Synthesis of Evidence from a Mesocosm Drought Experiment

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Methods

3 Results

4 Discussion

Acknowledgements

Appendix Two-Way ANOVA Testing the Effect of Drought Treatment (Results Below) and Mesocosm Block (P > 0.05, Results Not Shown) on Secondary Production of Key Taxa

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