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9781439804704

Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales

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    9781439804704

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    1439804702

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-11-17
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Spanning biophysics, biochemistry, land use change, and measurement and modeling, this book addresses the quantitative, spatial, and temporal dynamics of global savannas. It describes the global savanna biome in terms of their broad ecological properties, temporal dynamics, disturbance levels, and human dimensions. The text examines carbon, water, energy, and trace gas fluxes for major global savanna regions. It looks at quantitative surface properties of savannas that can be retrieved using remote sensing and numerical approaches used to explore savanna dynamics. The authors also explore how savanna modeling and measurement approaches might be unified.

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xxi
Introductionp. xxiii
Editorsp. xxvii
Lead Authorsp. xxix
Contributorsp. xxxiii
Reviewersp. xxxix
Savannas: Biogeographical and Ecological Perspectives
Biogeography and Dynamics of Global Tropical and Subtropical Savannas: A Spatiotemporal Viewp. 3
Tree-Grass Interactions in Savannas: Paradigms, Contradictions, and Conceptual Modelsp. 39
Carbon, Water and Trace Gas Fluxes in Global Savannas
Disturbance and Climatic Drivers of Carbon Dynamics of a North Australian Tropical Savannap. 57
Functional Convergence in Ecosystem Carbon Exchange in Adjacent Savanna Vegetation Types of the Kruger National Park, South Africap. 77
Flux Dynamics in the Cerrado and Cerrado-Forest Transition of Brazilp. 97
Woody Plant Rooting Depth and Ecosystem Function of Savannas: A Case Study from the Edwards Plateau Karst, Texasp. 117
The Dynamics of Energy, Water, and Carbon Fluxes in a Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) Savanna in Californiap. 135
Remote Sensing of Biophysical and Biochemical Characteristics in Savannas
Quantifying Carbon in Savannas: The Role of Active Sensors in Measurements of Tree Structure and Biomassp. 155
Remote Sensing of Tree-Grass Systems: The Eastern Australian Woodlandsp. 175
Remote Sensing of Fractional Cover and Biochemistry in Savannasp. 195
Woody Fractional Cover in Kruger National Park, South Africa: Remote Sensing-Based Maps and Ecological Insightsp. 219
Remote Sensing of Global Savanna Fire Occurrence, Extent, and Propertiesp. 239
Perspectives on Patch- to Landscape-Scale Savanna Processes and Modeling
Understanding Tree-Grass Coexistence and Impacts of Disturbance and Resource Variability in Savannasp. 257
Spatially Explicit Modeling of Savanna Processesp. 273
Interaction of Fire and Rainfall Variability on Tree Structure and Carbon Fluxes in Savannas: Application of the Flames Modelp. 293
Population and Ecosystem Modeling of Land Use and Climate Change Impacts on Arid and Semiarid Savanna Dynamicsp. 309
Regional Carbon Dynamics in Savanna Systems: Remote Sensing and Modeling Applications
Integration of Remote Sensing and Modeling to Understand Carbon Fluxes and Climate Interactions in Africap. 327
Timescales and Dynamics of Carbon in Australia's Savannasp. 347
Land Use Change and the Carbon Budget in the Brazilian Cerradop. 367
Land Use Changes (1970-2020) and Carbon Emissions in the Colombian Llanosp. 383
Modeling Vegetation, Carbon, and Nutrient Dynamics in the Savanna Woodlands of Australia with the AussieGRASS Modelp. 403
Continental and Global Scale Modeling of Savannas
Carbon Cycles and Vegetation Dynamics of Savannas Based on Global Satellite Productsp. 425
CENTURY-SAVANNA Model for Tree-Grass Ecosystemsp. 443
Climate-Fire Interactions and Savanna Ecosystems: A Dynamic Vegetation Modeling Study for the African Continentp. 463
Understanding Savannas as Coupled Human-Natural Systems
People in Savanna Ecosystems: Land Use, Change, and Sustainabilityp. 481
Social and Environmental Changes in Global Savannas: Linking Social Variables to Biophysical Dynamicsp. 497
Synthesis
Current Approaches to Measurement, Remote Sensing, and Modeling in Savannas: A Synthesisp. 515
Indexp. 547
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