Ecohydrology

Darwinian expression of vegetation form and function

Peter S. Eagleson

484 pages, parution le 25/10/2002

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Résumé

This volume is devoted to the derivation and application of simplified bioclimatic boundary conditions at vegetated land surfaces using natural selection of vegetation characteristics driven by productivity maximization. It investigates the internal control of forest growth by the vertical fluxes of light, CO2, water vapor, and heat within the canopy, as well as the external control offered by the balances of thermal energy and water.

Through these means it seeks to determine how the physical characteristics and productivity of forest communities are related to the climates and soils in which they are found. Ecohydrology bridges the fields of hydrology and ecology and proposes new unifying principles derived from the concept of natural selection.

It also has potential application in determining the response of vegetation to slow variations in climate and will provide fascinating reading for graduate-level students and research scientists working in ecohydrology, hydroclimatology, forest ecology, and Surface Water Hydrology.

Contents

Introduction and overview

Part I. Biophysics

Canopy structure
Radiant fluxes
Turbulent fluxes
Thermal energy balance
Water balance

Part II. Darwinian Ecology

Optimal canopy conductance
Optimal bioclimate
Natural habitats and climax communities
Net primary productivity and ecotones
Summary, speculations and opportunities
Appendices

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Peter S. Eagleson
Parution	25/10/2002
Nb. de pages	484
Format	17,7 x 25,2
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1163g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521772457