Interactions between biosphere, atmosphere and human land use in the Amazon Basin. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laszlo Nagy, Bruce R. Forsberg, Paulo Artaxo, editors.
• Editors: Nagy, László; Forsberg, Bruce R; Artaxo Netto, Paulo Eduardo
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Interactions Between Biosphere, Atmosphere, and Human Land Use in the Amazon Basin: An Introduction; 1.1 The Amazon Basin; 1.2 The LBA Projects 1998-2007; 1.3 This Book; References; Part II: Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions; Chapter 2: Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds in Amazonian Forest Ecosystems; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 BVOC Biosynthesis in Plants; 2.3 Volatile Metabolomics; 2.4 BVOCs as Biomarkers of Lipid Peroxidation Under Oxidative Stress; 2.5 BVOC Bidirectional Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange; 2.6 Conclusions; References. Chapter 3: The Hydrology and Energy Balance of the Amazon Basin; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Current Conditions; 3.2.1 Mean Conditions and Spatial Variability; 3.2.2 Temporal Variability; 3.3 Anthropogenic Influences; 3.3.1 Land Cover and Land Use Change; 3.3.1.1 Vegetation Controls on Water/Energy Balance; 3.3.1.2 Land Use Impacts on the Water/Energy Balance; 3.3.2 Global Climate Change; 3.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Extreme Seasonal Climate Variations in the Amazon Basin: Droughts and Floods; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 History of Hydro-meteorological Extremes in the Region: Inter-annual Variability of Rainfall/Rivers in the Basin; 4.3 Long-Term Variability and Trends of Hydro-meteorological Extremes; 4.4 Projected Climate Change in Amazonia; 4.5 Regional Extremes and Impacts on Future Climate Change Scenarios; 4.6 Conclusions; References; Part III: Carbon Balance; Chapter 5: The Amazon Carbon Balance: An Evaluation of Methods and Results; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Evaluation of Methods; 5.2.1 Bottom-Up Estimates; 5.2.1.1 Biomass Plots; 5.2.1.2 Eddy Covariance Sites; 5.2.2 Top-Down Estimates. 5.2.2.1 Measurements from Air-Borne Platforms; 5.2.2.2 Measurements from the Global Atmospheric Network; 5.2.3 The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing; 5.3 Evaluation of Results, with Emphasis on Uncertainties Arising from Methods; 5.3.1 What Is the Carbon Balance of the Amazon Basin?; 5.3.1.1 FDeforestation and FDegradation the Deforestation and Degradation Fluxes; 5.3.1.2 Fold-growth and FSecondary Fluxes Over Forests; 5.3.1.3 FPlantation; 5.3.1.4 FHarvest; 5.3.1.5 FPeat; 5.3.1.6 FAgriculture; 5.3.1.7 FClimatechange; 5.3.1.8 FFossilfuel. 5.3.2 Total Estimate of Carbon Balance, Bottom-Up Evaluation5.3.3 Total Estimate of Carbon Balance, Top-Down Evaluation; 5.4 Answers to the Science Questions; 5.4.1 What Is the Carbon Balance of the Amazon, and How Does It Change from Year to Year According to Climatological Variation ... ; 5.4.2 What Is the Seasonality in the Carbon Flux Between the Land and Atmosphere?; 5.4.3 How Do the Changes in Land Use Affect the Fluxes?; References; Chapter 6: Climate and the Amazonian Carbon Balance; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Climate Background; 6.3 Flux Components of the Amazon Carbon Balance.
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 478 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 577.2/209811; Biodiversity -- Climatic factors -- Amazon River Region; Climatic changes -- Amazon River Region; Land use -- Environmental aspects -- Amazon River Region; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Biodiversity -- Climatic factors; Climatic changes; Land use -- Environmental aspects; Life Sciences; Ecosystems; Amazon River Region; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662499023; 3662499029
• Related ISBNs: 9783662499009; 3662499002
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 18, 2016).
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