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Content:
Physiological Ecology: A Series of Monographs, Texts, and Treatises, Pages ii,389
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xiii-xv
1 - Introduction: Questions of Scale, Pages 1-4, Christopher B. Field, James R. Ehleringer
Introduction to Integrating Spatial Patterns, Page 5
2 - Concepts of Scale at the Local Level, Pages 7-19, Simon A. Levin
3 - Spatial Information for Extrapolation of Canopy Processes: Examples from FIFE, Pages 21-28,28a,28b,29-38, David S. Schimel, Frank W. Davis, Timothy G.F. Kittel
Introduction to Leaf to Ecosystem Level Integration, Pages 39-40
4 - Scaling Processes between Leaf and Canopy Levels, Pages 41-76, John M. Norman
5 - Scaling Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide Exchange from Leaves to a Canopy: Rules and Tools, Pages 77-114, Dennis D. Baldocchi
6 - Prospects for Bottom-Up Models, Pages 115-126, Paul G. Jarvis
7 - Scaling Ecophysiology from the Plant to the Ecosystem: A Conceptual Framework, Pages 127-140, James F. Reynolds, David W. Hilbert, Paul R. Kemp
8 - Generalization of a Forest Ecosystem Process Model for Other Biomes, BIOME-BGC, and an Application for Global-Scale Models, Pages 141-158, Steven W. Running, E. Raymond Hunt Jr.
9 - How Ecophysiologists Can Help Scale from Leaves to Landscapes, Pages 159-166, Richard H. Waring
Introduction to Global Constraints and Regional Processes, Page 167
10 - Global Dynamics and Ecosystem Processes: Scaling Up or Scaling Down?, Pages 169-177, Peter M. Vitousek
11 - Observational Strategy for Assessing the Role of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Global Carbon Cycle: Scaling Down to Regional Levels, Pages 179-190, Pieter P. Tans
12 - Forests in the Global Carbon Balance: From Stand to Region, Pages 191-221, Paul G. Jarvis, Roddy C. Dewar
13 - Prospects for Scaling, Pages 223-230, Martyn M. Caldwell, Pamela A. Matson, Carol Wessman, John Gamon
Introduction to Functional Units in Ecology, Page 231
14 - Scaling in Biological Systems: Population and Community Perspectives, Pages 233-254, Fakhri A. Bazzaz
15 - Scaling the Population Level: Effects of Species Composition and Population Structure, Pages 255-285, James S. Clark
16 - Functional Role of Growth Forms in Ecosystem and Global Processes, Pages 287-312, F. Stuart Chapin III
17 - Grouping Plants by Their Form—Function Characteristics as an Avenue for Simplification in Scaling between Leaves and Landscapes, Pages 313-319, Todd E. Dawson, F. Stuart Chapin III
Introduction to Integrating Technologies for Scaling, Page 321
18 - Applications of Stable Isotopes to Scaling Biospheric Photosynthetic Activities, Pages 323-338, Dan Yakir, Joseph A. Berry, Larry J. Giles, C. Barry Osmond, Richard B. Thomas
19 - Remote Sensing of Ecological Processes: A Strategy for Developing and Testing Ecological Models Using Spectral Mixture Analysis, Pages 339-348,348a,348b,349-357, Susan L. Ustin, Milton O. Smith, John B. Adams
20 - New Technologies for Physiological Ecology, Pages 359-365, David S. Schimel
Subject Index, Pages 367-388