Vegetation Dynamics: A Synthesis of Plant Ecophysiology, Remote Sensing and Modelling
Cambridge University Press, 3/31/2016
EAN 9781107054202, ISBN10: 1107054206
Hardcover, 600 pages, 25.3 x 17.7 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
Understanding ecosystem structure and function requires familiarity with the techniques, knowledge and concepts of the three disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. This is the first textbook to provide the fundamentals of these three domains in a single volume. It then applies cross-disciplinary insights to multiple case studies in vegetation and landscape science. A key feature of these case studies is an examination of relationships among climate, vegetation structure and vegetation function, to address fundamental research questions. This book is for advanced students and researchers who need to understand and apply knowledge from the disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. It allows readers to integrate and synthesise knowledge to produce a holistic understanding of the structure, function and behaviour of forests, woodlands and grasslands.
Preface
Part I. Plant Ecophysiology
1. An introduction to biogeography
broad-scale relationships amongst climate, vegetation distribution and vegetation attributes
2. An introduction to plant structure and ecophysiology
3. Water relations, hydraulic architecture and transpiration by plants
Part II. Remote Sensing
4. Remote sensing
introduction and overview
5. Fundamentals and physical principles of remote sensing
6. Satellite sensors and platforms
7. Remote sensing of landscape biophysical properties
Part III. Modelling
8. An introduction to modelling in plant ecophysiology
9. Modelling radiation exchange of leaves and canopies
10. Modelling leaf and canopy photosynthesis
11. Modelling stomatal conductance
12. Modelling leaf and canopy water fluxes and the SPAC
13. Coupling models of photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and environmental controls of fluxes
Part IV. Case Studies
14. Boreal forests
15. Arid and semi-arid grasslands
16. Case study
savannas
17. Seasonal behaviour of vegetation of the Amazon Basin
18. Case study
tropical montane forests
19. Groundwater dependent ecosystems
20. Global change drought and forest mortality
Index.