Managed Ecosystems and CO2 Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives

Managed ecosystems cover a large part of the Earth's land surface, provide almost all of our food and most of our wood and fibre, and are increasingly a source of renewable energy. Forecasting the ability of managed ecosystems to continue these vital role

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Edited by M.M. Caldwell, Logan, USA G. Heldmaier, Marburg, Germany R.B. Jackson, Durham, USA O.L. Lange, Würzburg, Germany H.A. Mooney, Stanford, USA E.-D. Schulze, Jena, Germany U. Sommer, Kiel, Germany

Ecological Studies Volumes published since 2001 are listed at the end of this book.

J. Nösberger S.P. Long R.J. Norby M. Stitt G.R. Hendrey H. Blum (Eds.)

Managed Ecosystems and CO2 Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives

With 76 Figures, 5 in Color, and 37 Tables

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Prof. Dr. Josef Nösberger Institute of Plant Sciences ETH Universitätstrasse 2 8092 Zurich, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology Am Mühlenberg 14476 Golm Germany

Prof. Dr. Stephen P. Long Department of Plant Biology University of Illinois 379 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory 1201 W. Gregory Urbana, IL 61801, USA

Prof. Dr. George R. Hendrey Queens College City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY 11367, USA

Prof. Dr. Richard J. Norby Oak Ridge National Laboratory Bldg. 1062, Bethel Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6422 USA

Dr. Herbert Blum Institute of Plant Sciences Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) 8092 Zurich, Switzerland

Cover illustration. Background: One ring of the Swiss FACE with a grass and clover sward (photo Manuel Schneider). Upper left corner: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus showing spores of Glomus mosseae and its hyphal network (photo Adrian Leuchtmann). Petri dish: Colony-forming soil bacteria grown on a nutrient agar (photo Michel Aragno). Lower right corner: Net ecosystem CO2 exchange measurement in the Swiss FACE experiment (photo Manuel Schneider).

ISSN 0070-8356 ISBN-10 3-540-31236-6 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-31236-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York

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