Proceedings of 1st European Symposium on Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forests and Woodland, Florence, May 1991.
State-of-the-art reviews. Is ecosystem a working concept? Environmental framework for ecosystem development. Community patterns and dynamics. Processes in ecosystems. Input-output analysis. Forest in a changing environment. Case studies. Research networks in European forest ecosystems. Mediterranean forests. Atlantic forests. Central European forests. Nordic forests. Posters. History of forest ecosystems. Forest monitoring and air pollution. Pollution impact on forest ecosystems. Tree physiology in relation to pollution climate. Biological cycles in forest ecosystems. Soil processes and rhizosphere in forest ecosystems. Ecosystem manipulation in relation to pollution. Impact of changing climate on forest ecosystems. Structure of forest ecosystem (phytosociological approach). Dynamics of forest ecosystems (modelling approach). Tree pathology in relation to stress. Multidisciplinary research project. Excursions.