Dryland Ecohydrology

Paolo D'Odorico, Amilcare Porporato

342 pages, parution le 25/01/2006

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Ecohydrology emerges as a new field of research aiming at furthering our understanding of the earth system through the study of the interactions between the water cycle and vegetation. By combining the analysis of biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, this volume provides a synthesis of material on arid and semiarid landscapes, which is currently spread in a number of books and journal articles. The focus on water-limited ecosystems is motivated by their high sensitivity to daily, seasonal, and decadal perturbations in water availability, and by the ecologic, climatic, and economic significance of most of the drylands around the world.

Conceived as a tool for scientists working in the area of the earth and environmental sciences, this book presents the basic principles of eco-hydrology as well as a broad spectrum of topics and advances in this research field. The chapters collected in this book have been contributed by authors with different expertise, who work in several arid areas around the World. They describe the various interactions among the biological and physical dynamics in dryland ecosystems, starting from basic processes in the soil-vegetation-climate system, to landscape-scale hydrologic and geomorphic processes, ecohydrologic controls on soil nutrient dynamics, and multiscale analyses of disturbances and patterns.

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Preface
Ecohydrology of Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems: An Introduction
Fundamental Processes and Interactions in the Soil-Climate-Vegetation System
Hydrogeomorphology of Arid and Semiarid Landscapes
Ecohydrologic Controls on Nutrient Cycling
Disturbances and Patterns in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems
Contributors
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Paolo D'Odorico, Amilcare Porporato
Parution	25/01/2006
Nb. de pages	342
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	626g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781402042614
ISBN13	978-1-4020-4261-4