Abstract
Natural systems have their own rhythms and progressions through time that strongly influence, if not dictate, the nature of individual components. Bedrock, soils, vegetation, surface waters, and their communities are all shaped by climate, natural disturbances such as fire, and interaction with each other. Each component, whether animate or inanimate, is part of the ecosystem. Each unit contributes to the cycling, transforming, or holding of energy and materials. To understand the dynamics of one part of a system, then, one must also know about the system as a whole.
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Baron, J. (1992). Introduction. In: Baron, J. (eds) Biogeochemistry of a Subalpine Ecosystem. Ecological Studies, vol 90. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2788-5_1
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