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Structure and Functioning of Seminatural Meadows
- 1st Edition, Volume 27 - December 2, 2012
- Editor: M. Rychnovská
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 6 6 2 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 9 6 4 - 3
Twelve years' analysis of natural grassland and experimentally managed meadows have produced this unique set of data on the structures and physiological functions of primary… Read more
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Request a sales quoteTwelve years' analysis of natural grassland and experimentally managed meadows have produced this unique set of data on the structures and physiological functions of primary producers, consumers and decomposers. Obtained during the 1973-1985 Ecosystem Study on Highland Meadows in Czechoslovakia, such original information is rare in scientific literature. The aim of the study was to define the functioning of these grasslands and their changes under different impact of man, and to examine the ecological function of those ecosystems in the intensively managed catchment area. Hence, this book contains deep analyses of soil microorganisms, their functions in decomposition and soil forming processes - leading to the evaluation of the whole carbon cycle - as well as dealing with nitrogen pathways in the experimental plots - resulting in precise determination of the full nitrogen cycle. Procedures used in practical agriculture, such as cutting, fertilization and renovation, have also been applied, producing evaluations from both ecological and economical view-points.
The book's integrated ecosystem approach to grasslands, its deep professional analyses in each section, along with the synthesis on each particular level and across all levels, renders it an invaluable, informative text, comprising extensive figures and tables and a substantial bibliography of world-wide sources.
Foreword (S. Hejný). 1. Introduction (M. Rychnovská). 2. Meadow communities of the Ždárské Vrchy Landscape Reserve
(E. Balátová-Tuláčková). 3. Characteristics
of the climatic factors (I. Bár, P. Šmid). 4. Grassland
ecosystems for pilot studies-the Kameničky area (M. Rychnovská).
5. Edaphic factors (F. Klaška, E. Předková, V.
Šibl). 6. Structure of the populations of plant communities (V.
Zelená). 7. Primary producers of the natural stand (N) (J.
Jakrlová). 8. Underground biomass in meadow stands (K. Fiala). 9.
Anatomical structure of leaves of the dominant grasses (Z.
Makušová). 10. Limits of forage production and the efficiency
of grassland management (F. Hrabě, E. Halva). 11. Photosynthesis and
limiting factors (J. Gloser). 12. Plant-water relationships in grasslands (M.
Rychnovská). 13. Consumers in grassland ecosystems at Kameničky
(J. Pelikán). 14. Decomposers in grassland ecosystems (M.
Tesařová). 15. Carbon cycling in grassland ecosystems (M.
Tesařová). 16. The nitrogen cycle (B. Úlehlová).
17. The water budget (I. Bár). 18. Fertility of grassland soils (B.
Úlehlová). 19. Exploitation and management of grassland in the
Bohemian-Moravian Uplands (F. Hrabě, E. Halva). 20. Functioning of
grasslands in the landscape (M. Rychnovská). Bibliography. Glossary.
Subject Index.
(E. Balátová-Tuláčková). 3. Characteristics
of the climatic factors (I. Bár, P. Šmid). 4. Grassland
ecosystems for pilot studies-the Kameničky area (M. Rychnovská).
5. Edaphic factors (F. Klaška, E. Předková, V.
Šibl). 6. Structure of the populations of plant communities (V.
Zelená). 7. Primary producers of the natural stand (N) (J.
Jakrlová). 8. Underground biomass in meadow stands (K. Fiala). 9.
Anatomical structure of leaves of the dominant grasses (Z.
Makušová). 10. Limits of forage production and the efficiency
of grassland management (F. Hrabě, E. Halva). 11. Photosynthesis and
limiting factors (J. Gloser). 12. Plant-water relationships in grasslands (M.
Rychnovská). 13. Consumers in grassland ecosystems at Kameničky
(J. Pelikán). 14. Decomposers in grassland ecosystems (M.
Tesařová). 15. Carbon cycling in grassland ecosystems (M.
Tesařová). 16. The nitrogen cycle (B. Úlehlová).
17. The water budget (I. Bár). 18. Fertility of grassland soils (B.
Úlehlová). 19. Exploitation and management of grassland in the
Bohemian-Moravian Uplands (F. Hrabě, E. Halva). 20. Functioning of
grasslands in the landscape (M. Rychnovská). Bibliography. Glossary.
Subject Index.
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 27
- Published: December 2, 2012
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444566232
- eBook ISBN: 9780444599643
MR
M. Rychnovská
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia