1. Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales<br><br>I. Introduction <br><br>II. The Scientific Domain of Forest Ecosystem Analysis<br><br>III. The Space/Time Domain of Ecosystem Analysis<br><br>IV. Time and Space Scaling from the Stand/Seasonal Level<br><br>V. Management Applications of Ecosystem Analysis<br><br>VI. Related Textbooks<br><br>VII. Web Site for Updated Materials<br><br>Section I. Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles of Water, Carbon, and Minerals through Forest Stands<br><br>2. Water Cycles<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Heat and Water Vapor Transfer from Vegetation<br><br>III. Water Flow through Trees<br><br>IV. Water Storage and Losses from Snow<br><br>V. Water Flow across and through Soil<br><br>VI. Coupled Water Balance Models<br><br>VII. Summary<br><br>3. Carbon Cycle<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Photosynthesis<br><br>III. Autotrophic Respiration<br><br>IV. Heterotrophic Respiration<br><br>V. Modeling Photosynthesis and Respiration<br><br>VI. Net Primary Production and Allocation<br><br>VII. Comparison of Forest Ecosystem Models<br><br>VIII. Summary<br><br>4. Mineral Cycles<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Plant Processes Affecting Nutrient Cycling<br><br>III. Sources of Nutrients<br><br>IV. Soil and Litter Processes<br><br>V. Mass Balance and Models of Mineral Cycles<br><br>VI. Summary<br><br>Section II. Introduction to Temporal Scaling<br><br>5. Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Structural Stages in Stand Development<br><br>III. Functional Responses of Stands at Different Stages in Development<br><br>IV. Looking Back in Time<br><br>V. Ecosystem Models, Projections Forward in Time<br><br>VI. Summary<br><br>6. Susceptibility and Response of Forests to Disturbance<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Biotic Factors<br><br>III. Abiotic Factors<br><br>IV. Summary <br><br>Section III. Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal Modeling<br><br>7. Spatial Scaling Methods for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analysis<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Abiotic Site Variables<br><br>III. Providing the Driving Variables, Climatology<br><br>IV. Describing the Ecosystem<br><br>V. Spatially Explicit Landscape Pattern Analysis<br><br>VI. Data Layer Inconsistencies<br><br>VII. Summary<br><br>8. Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Horizontal Connections: Biotic Analysis of Forest Patterns<br><br>III. Vertical Connections: Forest-Atmosphere Interactions<br><br>IV. Vertical and Horizontal Connections: Regional Biogeochemistry<br><br>V. Summary<br><br>9. The Role of Forests in Global Ecology<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Global Forest Distribution<br><br>III. Forest-Climate Interactions<br><br>IV. Forests in the Global Carbon Cycle<br><br>V. Forests and Biodiversity<br><br>VI. Sustainability of Global Forests<br><br>VII. Summary<br><br>10. Advances in Eddy-Flux Analyses, Remote Sensing, and Evidence of Climate Change<br><br>I. Introduction<br><br>II. Eddy-Covariance Fluxes<br><br>III. New Remote Sensing of Forests<br><br>IV. Climate Change and Forests<br><br>Epilogue<br><br>Bibliography<br><br>Index<br><br><br>