Terrestrial ecosystems, diversity

This book is the first to summarize the biomonitoring of heavy metals in terrestrial ecosystems using plants. Based on a sizeable collection of case studies drawn from diverse geobotanical areas throughout the world, the book covers chemical and analytical aspects, processes of bioaccumulation as well as geobotanical and biogeochemical prospecting. 

Tropical rainforests are the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems on earth. They cover less than 1% of the land s surface but they are home to more than 50% of all species. For example, they are estimated conservatively to contain more than 125,000 species of higher plants, 5 million species of insects and 1.5 million species of fungi. ... 

The functioning and stability of the terrestrial ecosystem are determined by plant biodiversity and species composition (Schulze and Mooney, 1993 Tilman et al., 1996 Hooper and Vitousek, 1997). However, the ecological mechanisms by which they are regulated and maintained are not well understood. It is essential to identify these mechanisms to ensure successful management for conservation and restoration of diverse natural ecosystems. 

Midpoint indicatois Climate change. Ozone depletion. Photochemical oxidant formation. Particulate matter formation. Ionising radiation. Terrestrial acidification. Human toxicity. Terrestrial ecotoxicity. Freshwater ecotoxicity. Marine ecotoxicity. Metal depletion. Fossil depletion. Water depletion. Freshwater eutrophication. Marine eutrophication. Agricultural land occupation. Urban land occupation and Natural land transformation. Endpoint indicators Human health. Ecosystem diversity and Resource availability. 

Resource availability Ecosystem diversity Human health Natural land transformation Urban land occupation Agricultural land occupation Marine eutrophication Freshwater eutrophication Water depletion Fossil depletion Metal depletion Marine ecotoxicity Freshwater ecotoxicity Terrestrial ecotoxicity Human toxicity Terrestrial acidification Ionising radiation Particulate matter formation Photochemical oxidant formation Ozone depletion Climate change L -10%... 

P. Thaler, M. Verdier, O. Roupsard, A. Chantuma, P. Siripornpakdeekul, P. Kasemsap and K. Sangkhasila, Partitioning of water flux in rubber plantations. Estimation of tree transpiration by sap flow measurement. International Workshop on Flux Estimation over Diverse Terrestrial Ecosystems in Asia - AsiaFlux Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006, p. 30. 

It must also be noted that, if the fossil record accurately reflects the diversity of terrestrial ecosystems, the dense, complex angiosperm forests that we currently know, with their rich diversity of habitats, would have appeared relatively late in the process of diversification of angiosperm lineages (Behrensmeyer, 1992) further emphasizing the uncoupling of pleurocarpous moss diversification from... 

Kling, G. W. 1995. Land-water linkages The influence of terrestrial diversity on aquatic systems. In Role of Biodiversity in Arctic and Alpine Tundra Ecosystems (F. S. Chapin and C, Korner, Eds.), pp. 297—310. Springer-Verlag, New York. 

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