The biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael E. McClain, Reynaldo L. Victoria, Jeffrey E. Richey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451350703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0-19-756114-4; 1-280-76141-5; 9786610761418; 0-19-535423-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Altri autori (Persone): McClainMichael E; RicheyJeffrey Edward <1946->; VictoriaReynaldo L
• Disciplina: 577/.14/09811
• Soggetti: Biogeochemistry - Amazon River Watershed; Electronic books.; Amazon River
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 The Relevance of Biogeochemistry to Amazon Development and Conservation; 2 General Characteristics and Variability of Climate in the Amazon Basin and its Links to the Global Climate System; 3 The Atmospheric Component of Biogeochemical Cycles in the Amazon Basin; 4 Soil versus Biological Controls on Nutrient Cycling in Terra Firme Forests; 5 Nutrient Cycling as a Function of Landscape and Biotic Characteristics in the Cerrados of Central Brazil; 6 Linking Biogeochemical Cycles to Cattle Pasture Management and Sustainability in The Amazon Basin; 7 Nutrient Considerations in the Use of Silviculture for Land Development and Rehabilitation in the Amazon8 Extractive Reserves and Participatory Research as Factors in the Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin; 9 The Recovery of Biomass, Nutrient Stocks, and Deep-Soil Functions in Secondary Forests; 10 The Interface Between Economics and Nutrient Cycling in Amazon Land Development; 11 Carbon Storage in Biomass and Soils; 12 Terrestrial Inputs to Amazon ; Streams and Internal Biogeochemical Processing; 13 Geo-ecological Controls on Elemental Fluxes in Communities of Higher Plants in Amazonian floodplains14 Biogeochemistry of Amazon Floodplain Lakes and Associated Wetlands; 15 Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Mainstem Amazon River; 16 Trace Elements in the Mainstem Amazon River; 17 Biogeochemical Processes on the Amazon Shelf: Changes in Dissolved and Particulate Fluxes During River/Ocean Mixing; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This study examines the flows of water, carbon, nutrients and other bioactive elements through Amazon terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.