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020 _a9780511535727 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aQH541.15.E19
_bR64 2004
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100 1 _aRodríguez-Iturbe, Ignacio,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEcohydrology of water-controlled ecosystems :
_bsoil moisture and plant dynamics /
_cIgnacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, Amilcare Porporato.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2004.
300 _a1 online resource (xviii, 442 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 0 _gForeword /
_rGabriel Katul --
_gPreface --
_g1.
_gIntroduction --
_g2.
_tStochastic soil moisture dynamics and water balance --
_g3.
_tCrossing properties of soil moisture dynamics --
_g4.
_tPlant water stress --
_g5.
_tApplications to natural ecosystems --
_g6.
_tCoupled dynamics of photosynthesis, transpiration and soil water balance: from hourly to growing-season time scale --
_g7.
_tPlant strategies and water use --
_g8.
_tSeasonal and interannual fluctuations in soil moisture dynamics --
_g9.
_tSpatial scale issues in soil moisture dynamics --
_g10.
_tHydrologic controls on nutrient cycles --
_g11.
_tHydrologic variability and ecosystem structure --
_gReferences --
_gSpecies index --
_gSubject index.
520 _aEcohydrology of Water-controlled Ecosystems addresses the connections between the hydrologic cycle and plant ecosystems, with special emphasis on arid and semi-arid climates. This important topic is treated by building suitable mathematical models of the physics involved and then applying them to study the ecosystem structure and its response to rainfall and climate forcing in different parts of the world, including savannas, grasslands and forests. It investigates the vegetation response to water stress (drought), the hydrologic control on cycles of soil nutrients, and the dynamics of plant competition for water. The book also offers insights into processes closely related to soil moisture dynamics, such as soil-atmosphere interaction and soil gas emissions. This book will appeal to advanced students and researchers from a large range of disciplines, including environmental science, hydrology, ecology, earth science, civil and environmental engineering, agriculture and atmospheric science.
650 0 _aEcohydrology.
650 0 _aPlant-water relationships.
650 0 _aPlant-soil relationships.
700 1 _aPorporato, Amilcare,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521819435
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535727
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