Production Ecology of British Moors and Montane Grasslands
The International Biological Programme (IBP) was a cooperative effort on the part of scientists throughout the world, whose goal was an integrated study of the basic processes of biological productivity. The challenge of meeting the increasing food needs
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w. D. Billings, Durham (USA) F. Galley, Athens (USA) O. L. Lange, Wiirzburg (FRG) 1. S. Olson, Oak Ridge (USA)
Volume 27
Production Ecology of British Moors and Montane Grasslands Edited by O. w. Heal and D. F. Perkins Assisted by Wendy M. Brown
With 132 Figures
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1978
Dr. O. W. HEAL
The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Merlewood Research Station Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LAll 61U Great Britain Dr. D. F. PERKINS
The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Penrhos Road Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2LQ/Great Britain
For explanation of the cover motive see legends to Fig. 6 (p. 42), Fig. 6 (p. 68), Fig. 9 (p. 262), and Fig. 2 (p. 358). ISBN-13: 978-3-642-66762-6 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-66760-2 DOT: 10.1007/978-3-642-66760-2 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: Production ecology of British moors and montane grasslands. (Ecological studies; v. 27). Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Biological productivity-Great Britain. 2. Grassland ecology-Great Britain. 3. Moor ecology-Great Britain. 4. Mountain ecology-Great Britain. I. Heal, O. W. II. Perkins, Donald Francis, 1935-. Ill. Brown, Wendy M. IV. Series. QHI37.P75. 574.5'264. 77·17853. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to the publisher, the amount of the fee to be determined by agreement with the publisher.
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Preface The International Biological Programme (IBP) was a cooperative effort on the part of scientists throughout the world, whose goal was an integrated study of the basic processes of biological productivity. The challenge of meeting the increasing food needs of a growing population demands optimum productivity from natural and managed ecosystems, which has not hitherto appeared to be compatible with the maintenance of environmental quality. The basic problem in natural resource development is how to transfer the high productivity and stability characteristic of natural ecosystems to managed ecosystems whose yield is in more useable form. The IBP studies aimed to investigate the basic production parameters of natural ecosystems, for use as base lines to assess the factors which control agricultural production (Worthington, 1975). It was realised that much was to be gained by close cooperation between the countries within IBP, to describe global patterns of production and to utilise fully the limited financia
