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Dryland Ecohydrology

by D'odorico, Paolo; Porporato, Amilcare

ISBN13: 9781402042591
ISBN10: 1402042590
eBook ISBN(s): 9781402042607
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2006-04-01
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

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Summary

Ecohydrology emerges as a new field of research aiming at furthering our understanding of the earth system through the study of the interactions between the water cycle and vegetation. By combining the analysis of biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, this volume provides a synthesis of material on arid and semiarid landscapes, which is currently spread in a number of books and journal articles. The focus on water-limited ecosystems is motivated by their high sensitivity to daily, seasonal, and decadal perturbations in water availability, and by the ecologic, climatic, and economic significance of most of the drylands around the world.Conceived as a tool for scientists working in the area of the earth and environmental sciences, this book presents the basic principles of eco-hydrology as well as a broad spectrum of topics and advances in this research field. The chapters collected in this book have been contributed by authors with different expertise, who work in several arid areas around the World. They describe the various interactions among the biological and physical dynamics in dryland ecosystems, starting from basic processes in the soil-vegetation-climate system, to landscape-scale hydrologic and geomorphic processes, ecohydrologic controls on soil nutrient dynamics, and multiscale analyses of disturbances and patterns.

Table of Contents

Preface

vii

Ecohydrology of Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems: An Introduction

1

(10)

Paolo D'Odorico

Amilcare Porporato

PART I: FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES AND INTERACTIONS IN THE SOIL-CLIMATE-VEGETATION SYSTEM

11

(96)

Soil Physical Properties, Processes, and Associated Root-Soil Interactions

13

(18)

Jan W. Hopmans

Soil Moisture Dynamics in Water-Limited Ecosystems

31

(16)

Paolo D'Odorico

Amilcare Porporato

Ecophysiology of Plants in Dry Environments

47

(20)

Leonardo Lombardini

Soil Moisture Controls on Water Vapor and Carbon Fluxes in Semi-arid Regions

67

(18)

John D. Albertson

Christopher A. Williams

Todd M. Scanlon

Nicola Montaldo

Interactions and Feedbacks between Climate and Dryland Vegetations

85

(22)

Yongkang Xue

PART II: HYDROGEOMORPHOLOGY OF ARID AND SEMIARID LANDSCAPES

107

(74)

Controls on Patterns of Soil Moisture in Arid and Semi-arid Systems

109

(20)

Rodger B. Grayson

Andrew W. Western

Jeffrey P. Walker

Durga D. Kandel

Justin F. Costelloe

David J. Wilson

The History and Evolution of Desert Hydrology and Landforms: The Role of Climate Change

129

(12)

Andrew S. Goudie

Hydroclimatology of Wind Erosion in Arid and Semi-arid Environments

141

(20)

Wim M. Cornelis

Hydrological and Geomorphological Significance of Riparian Vegetation in Drylands

161

(20)

Carlo Camporeale

Paolo Perona

Luca Ridolfi

PART III: ECOHYDROLOGIC CONTROLS ON NUTRIENT CYCLING

181

(76)

Modeling of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems

183

(18)

Stafano Manzoni

Amilcare Porporato

Paolo D'Odorico

Interactions of Water and Nitrogen on Primary Productivity across Spatial and Temporal Scales in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems

201

(16)

Howard E. Epstein

Jose M. Paruelo

Gervasio Pineiro

Ingrid C. Burke

William K. Lauenroth

John E. Barrett

Interactions between Water Availability and Nutrient Cycling in Dry Tropical Forests

217

(16)

Larissa Read

Deborah Lawrence

Biogenic Emissions of Nitric Oxide and Nitrous Oxide from Arid and Semi-arid Land

233

(24)

Franz X. Meixner

Wen X. Yang

PART IV: DISTURBANCES AND PATTERNS IN ARID AND SEMIARID ECOSYSTEMS

257

(76)

Pattern and Process in Savanna Ecosystems

259

(24)

Kelly K. Caylor

Herman H. Shugart

Fire Regimes in Dryland Landscapes

283

(20)

Christelle Hely

Samuel Alleaume

Termites as Mediators of the Water Economy of Arid Savanna Ecosystems

303

(12)

J. Scott Turner

Understanding Global Desertification: Biophysical and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Hydrology

315

(18)

Fernando T. Maestre

James F. Reynolds

Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald

Jeff Herrick

Mark Stafford Smith

Contributors

333

(4)

Index

337

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