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. 1981 Jun;1(2):175-83.
doi: 10.1007/BF00395122.

Monitoring of the functioning of ecosystems

A I Breymeyer  1
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Monitoring of the functioning of ecosystems

A I Breymeyer. Environ Monit Assess. 1981 Jun.

Abstract

The theoretical basis, the content and the possible applications of the program 'Monitoring of ecosystems' are considered. A functional definition of ecosystem is proposed, and some features of ecosystems are defined on this basis. The program 'Monitoring of ecosystems' is visualized as a large-scale program of simple measurements of the rates of the main ecosystem processes. The expected results can be utilized in two ways: (1) a comparative knowledge of ecosystem functioning provides the fundamentals of geography of ecosystems, and (2) the constant, repeatable evaluation of a given ecosystem function provides a basis for its rational management.

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