Ecohydrology : Darwinian expression of vegetation form and function / Peter S. Eagleson.
by
Eagleson, Peter S.
ISBN
:
9780511040832
9780511535680
9780511049781
9780511148354
9781280421310
Title
:
Ecohydrology : Darwinian expression of vegetation form and function / Peter S. Eagleson.
Author
:
Eagleson, Peter S.
Personal Author
:
Eagleson, Peter S.
Publication Information
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xxxix, 443 pages) : illustrations
Contents
:
Introduction and overview -- Biophysics. Canopy structure. Radiant fluxes. Turbulent fluxes. Thermal energy balance. Water balance -- Darwinian ecology. Optimal canopy conductance. Optimal bioclimate. Natural habitats and climax communities. Net primary productivity and ecotones. Summary, speculations, and opportunities. Effect of crown shape on flow in canopy -- Estimation of potential evaporation from wet simple surfaces -- Water balance equations -- Characterization of exponential decay -- Transpiration as a productivity surrogate.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
:
Forest ecology.
Forest productivity.
Forest plants -- Ecophysiology.
Forest microclimatology.
Forest canopies.
Ecohydrology.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
:
2002
Publication Information
:
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 577.3 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |