Ecological Climatology Concepts and Applications

Name: Ecological Climatology Concepts and Applications
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ISBN: 9780521693196

ISBN-10: 0521693195

ISBN-13: 9780521693196

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Gordon Bonan

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This book introduces an interdisciplinary framework to understand the interaction between terrestrial ecosystems and climate change. It reviews basic meteorological, hydrological and ecological concepts to examine the physical, chemical and biological processes by which terrestrial ecosystems affect and are affected by climate. The textbook is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying ecology, environmental science, atmospheric science and geography. The central argument is that terrestrial ecosystems become important determinants of climate through their cycling of energy, water, chemical elements and trace gases. This coupling between climate and vegetation is…

Book details

List price: $110.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 563
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The Earth System



Components of the earth system



Global cycles



Global Physical Climatology



Atmospheric radiation



Atmospheric general circulation and climate



Earth's climates



Climate variability



Climate change



Soil Processes



Soil physics



Soil biochemistry



Hydrometeorology



Water balance



Watershed hydrology



Surface energy fluxes



Turbulent fluxes



Soil moisture and the atmospheric boundary layer



Biometeorology



Leaf energy fluxes



Leaf photosynthesis



Plant canopies



Terrestrial Plant Ecology



Plant strategies



Populations and communities



Ecosystems



Vegetation dynamics



Disturbances and landscapes



Global biogeography



Terrestrial Forcings and Feedbacks



Land surface processes in climate models



Seasonal-to-interannual variability



Land use and land cover change



Coupled climate-vegetation dynamics



Carbon cycle-climate feedbacks



Urbanisation


Index


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