CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES xi
4. FIGURES xiii
5. PREFACE xix
6. Chapter One. INTRODUCTION 1
7. Chapter Two. THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AS A MODEL ECOSYSTEM 6
8. Chapter Three. GRADIENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, GRADIENTS IN ECOSYSTEMS 24
9. Chapter Four. PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 42
10. Chapter Five. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF NUTRIENT LIMITATION AND THE REGULATION OF NUTRIENT CYCLING 70
11. Chapter Six. NUTRIENT INPUTS TO HAWAIIAN ECOSYSTEMS: PATHWAYS, RATES, AND CONTROLS 92
12. Chapter Seven. NUTRIENT OUTPUTS: PATHWAYS, CONTROLS, AND INPUT-OUTPUT BUDGETS 121
13. Chapter Eight. ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES 143
14. REFERENCES 191
15. INDEX 219