Primary Productivity of the Biosphere

by Helmut Lieth

Book Overview

The period since World War II, and especially the last decade influenced by the International Biological Program, has seen enormous growth in research on the function of ecosystems. The same period has seen an exponential' rise in environmental problems including the capacity of the Earth to support man's population. The concern extends to man's effects on the "biosphere"-the film of living organisms on the Earth's surface that supports man. The common...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642809154
• ISBN13: 9783642809156
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"