An overview of nutrient cycling research at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Monk, D. A. C. & J. R. Webster, C. D. 1977.
An overview of nutrient cycling research at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
A research program at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina, is investigating effects of manipulations on nutrient cycling and productivity of forested watersheds. The experimental approach is to explain whole ecosystem behavior, as revealed by watershed nutrient and water budgets, by reference to internal ecosystem processes. This report describes the general scope of the research at process levels, and relates dynamics of internal processes to ecosystem level response. The research is organized around a general theory of ecosystem relative stability, based on the complementary aspects of resistance to disturbance and resilience following disturbance.

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