Banded Vegetation Patterning In Arid And Semiarid Environments

Author : David J. Tongway,Christian Valentin,Josiane Seghieri
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461302070

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Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments by David J. Tongway,Christian Valentin,Josiane Seghieri Pdf

Aerial photography has revealed the striking, widespread phenomenon of repeating patterns of vegetation in more arid areas of the world. Two interdependent phases, bands of dense and sparse vegetation, alternate in the landscape. This volume synthesizes half a century's accumulated knowledge of both theoretical and applied landscape function from a variety of these regions. It covers structure, dynamics, and methods of study, as well as disturbances to these landscapes and relevant management issues. Various chapters discuss the role of modeling in answering questions about the origins and complex processes of banded landscapes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:476052791

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Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments by Anonim Pdf

Author : David J. Tongway,Christian Valentin,Josiane Seghieri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387988394

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Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments by David J. Tongway,Christian Valentin,Josiane Seghieri Pdf

Aerial photography has revealed the striking, widespread phenomenon of repeating patterns of vegetation in more arid areas of the world. Two interdependent phases, bands of dense and sparse vegetation, alternate in the landscape. This volume synthesizes half a century's accumulated knowledge of both theoretical and applied landscape function from a variety of these regions. It covers structure, dynamics, and methods of study, as well as disturbances to these landscapes and relevant management issues. Various chapters discuss the role of modeling in answering questions about the origins and complex processes of banded landscapes.

Author : Barry S. Cooper,Anuj Dawar,Benedikt Löwe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642308703

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How the World Computes by Barry S. Cooper,Anuj Dawar,Benedikt Löwe Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Turing Centenary Conference and the 8th Conference on Computability in Europe, CiE 2012, held in Cambridge, UK, in June 2012. The 53 revised papers presented together with 6 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected with an acceptance rate of under 29,8%. The CiE 2012 Turing Centenary Conference will be remembered as a historic event in the continuing development of the powerful explanatory role of computability across a wide spectrum of research areas. The papers presented at CiE 2012 represent the best of current research in the area, and forms a fitting tribute to the short but brilliant trajectory of Alan Mathison Turing. Both the conference series and the association promote the development of computability-related science, ranging over mathematics, computer science and applications in various natural and engineering sciences such as physics and biology, and also including the promotion of related non-scientific fields such as philosophy and history of computing.

Author : Robert H. Armon,Osmo Hänninen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1061 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401794992

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Environmental Indicators by Robert H. Armon,Osmo Hänninen Pdf

Environmental indicators are the first line of warning against hazards caused by humans or nature catastrophes to prevent diseases and death of living organisms. The present book covers a large variety of environmental indicators from physical-chemistry through economical, bioinformatics, electromagnetic irradiation and health aspects, all dealing with environmental pollution. This volume has been intended to environmentalists, engineers, scientists and policy makers as well to anybody interested in the latest development in the indicator field.

Author : Gary M. Lovett,Clive G. Jones,Monica G. Turner,Kathleen C. Weathers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387240916

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Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes by Gary M. Lovett,Clive G. Jones,Monica G. Turner,Kathleen C. Weathers Pdf

This groundbreaking work connects the knowledge of system function developed in ecosystem ecology with landscape ecology's knowledge of spatial structure. The book elucidates the challenges faced by ecosystem scientists working in spatially heterogeneous systems, relevant conceptual approaches used in other disciplines and in different ecosystem types, and the importance of spatial heterogeneity in conservation resource management.

Author : Sergei Petrovskii
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783038973126

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Progress in Mathematical Ecology by Sergei Petrovskii Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Progress in Mathematical Ecology" that was published in Mathematics

Author : Eva Nora Mueller,John Wainwright,Anthony J. Parsons,Laura Turnbull
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400757271

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Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands by Eva Nora Mueller,John Wainwright,Anthony J. Parsons,Laura Turnbull Pdf

This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.

Author : Dan Binkley,Oleg Menyailo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1402034458

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Tree Species Effects on Soils: Implications for Global Change by Dan Binkley,Oleg Menyailo Pdf

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1190 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134482764

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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology by Andrew Goudie Pdf

Volume editor is the leading authority in the field Alphabetically organized in two volumes c.700 comprehensively signed, cross-referenced and indexed entries Detailed bibliographies and suggestions for further reading follow most entries Fully illustrated: over 300 plates and line drawings Written by an editorial team of over 270 experts from over thirty countries

Author : Martin R. Perrow,Anthony J. Davy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521791294

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Handbook of Ecological Restoration by Martin R. Perrow,Anthony J. Davy Pdf

The two volumes of this handbook provide a comprehensive account of the emerging and vibrant science of the ecological restoration of both habitats and species. Ecological restoration aims to achieve complete structural and functional, self-maintaining biological integrity following disturbance. In practice, any theoretical model is modified by a number of economic, social and ecological constraints. Consequently, material that might be considered as rehabilitation, enhancement, reconstruction or re-creation is also included. Restoration in Practice provides details of state-of-the-art restoration practice in a range of biomes within terrestrial and aquatic (marine, coastal and freshwater) ecosystems. Policy and legislative issues on all continents are also outlined and discussed. The accompanying volume, Principles of Restoration defines the underlying principles of restoration ecology. The Handbook of Ecological Restoration will be an invaluable resource to anyone concerned with the restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement or creation of habitats in aquatic or terrestrial systems, throughout the world.

Author : Jörg S. Pfadenhauer,Frank A. Klötzli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030498603

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Global Vegetation by Jörg S. Pfadenhauer,Frank A. Klötzli Pdf

This up-to-date textbook of global vegetation ecology, which comprises the current state of knowledge, is long overdue and much-needed. It is a translation of the textbook “Vegetation der Erde” (Springer-Spektrum, Heidelberg). A short introductory chapter deals with the fundamentals of vegetation ecology that are of importance for the delimitation and characterization of the global vegetation presented in this book (chorology, evolution of plants, physiognomic and structural characteristics, phytodiversity and the human impact on it as well as general terminology concerning both plant growth forms and on vegetation structure types). In the following chapters the zonal and azonal vegetation from the tropics to the polar regions including high mountains is described and discussed. The main focus is on the characterization of interactions between the spatial location of plants and plant communities on the one hand and site conditions, historic and genetic processes, spatial and temporal patterns, ecophysiology and anthropogenic influences on the other hand. Additional information on specific topics is provided in 51 boxes.

Author : Jayne Belnap
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 3540437576

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Biological Soil Crusts by Jayne Belnap Pdf

Soil fungi, microbes, microfauna, nitrogen fixation, hydrology, erosion, global change

Author : Sun-Kee Hong,Nobukazu Nakagoshi,Bojie Fu,Yukihiro Morimoto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402054884

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Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas by Sun-Kee Hong,Nobukazu Nakagoshi,Bojie Fu,Yukihiro Morimoto Pdf

Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas not only expands the concept of landscape ecology, but also applies its principles to man-influenced ecosystems. New dimensions of landscape ecological research in a global change such as urbanization, biodiversity, and land transformation are explored in this book. The book also includes case studies concerning landscape analysis and evaluation using spatial analysis and landscape modelling for establishing sustainable management strategy in urban and agricultural landscapes.

Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118782316

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The Dictionary of Physical Geography by David S. G. Thomas Pdf

This fully-revised comprehensive fourth edition covers the whole field of physical geography including climate and atmosphere, geomorphology, biogeography, hydrology, oceans, Quaternary, environmental change, soils, remote sensing and GIS. This new edition reflects developments in the discipline during the last decade, with the expert advisory group providing an international perspective on the discipline of physical geography. Over 2000 entries that are self-contained or cross-referenced include 200 that are new to this edition, over 400 that are rewritten and updated, and new supporting references and additional recommended reading in many others. Entries removed from the last edition are available in the online resource. This volume is the essential reference point for students of physical geography and related environmental disciplines, lecturers and interested individuals alike.