Biogeochemical balance as a prerequisite to ecological stability: A model for the krivoklatsko Biosphere Reserve, Czechoslovakia
The Krivoklatsko Biosphere Reserve (628 sq km) in Central Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, has been for centuries a forest and game reserve. Intensive agriculture and local industry is also found in this area of high ecological value. It is assumed that one of the most important factors in its successful conservation over time has been the long established biogeochemical balance of the processes of energy and matter exchange. The flows of key chemical elements and compounds as well as various forms of energy -- the area's metabolism -- have been principally stable for centuries. In Krivoklatsko a research project has been started with the objectives; measuring a set as complete as possible of input, output and transformation processes of matter and energy in selected watersheds. Constructing a model of the metabolism of the whole area taking into account not only slow "regular" but also episodic and even catastrophic processes and evaluation of this model and eventually set quantitative limits to various metabolic processes as an objective basis for the management of the area, with a goal of maintaining the ecological stability of the area without hindering or even blocking sound economic development.
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URSS
1984
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| Subjects: | RECURSOS NATURALES, RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA KRIVOKLATSKO, CHECOSLOVAQUIA, |
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