1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996214924703316

Titolo

Carbon cycling in northern peatlands [[electronic resource]] / Andrew J. Baird ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : American Geophysical Union, c2009

ISBN

1-118-66666-6

1-118-67250-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Geophysical Monograph Series ; ; 184

Altri autori (Persone)

BairdAndrew J. <1969->

Disciplina

577.144

577/.144

Soggetti

Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) - Northern Hemisphere

Peatlands - Environmental aspects - Northern Hemisphere

Carbon sequestration - Northern Hemisphere

Greenhouse gases - Northern Hemisphere

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Understanding Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands: Recent Developments and Future Prospects; Section I: Large-Scale Peatland Dynamics and Carbon Cycling; Nonlinear Dynamics of Peatlands and Potential Feedbacks on the Climate System; Issues Related to Incorporating Northern Peatlands Into Global Climate Models; Upscaling of Peatland-Atmosphere Fluxes of Methane: Small-Scale Heterogeneity in Process Rates and the Pitfalls of "Bucket-and-S; Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon Dynamics to Holocene Climate Change; Direct Human Impacts on the Peatland Carbon Sink

Section II: Near-Surface Processes of Peatland Carbon CyclingNorthern Peatland Vegetation and the Carbon Cycle: A Remote Sensing Approach; Plant Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Peatlands; Microbial Community Structure and Carbon Substrate Use in Northern Peatlands; Partitioning Litter Mass Loss Into Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Peatland Ecosystems; Section III: Methane Accumulation in, and Loss From, Peatlands; Methane Accumulation and Release From



Deep Peat:

Noninvasive Field-Scale Characterization of Gaseous-Phase Methane Dynamics in Peatlands Using the Ground-Penetrating Radar MethoMethane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and a Novel Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition; The Stable Carbon Isotope Composition of Methane Produced and Emitted From Northern Peatlands; Laboratory Investigations of Methane Buildup in, and Release From, Shallow Peats; Physical Controls on Ebullition Losses of Methane From Peatlands; Section IV: Water and Dissolved Carbon Transfers Within and From Peatlands

Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and Transport in Canadian PeatlandsHydrological Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and Release From UK Peatlands; The Role of Natural Soil Pipes in Water and Carbon Transfer in and From Peatlands; Improving Conceptual Models of Water and Carbon Transfer Through Peat; Water Relations in Cutover Peatlands; The Influence of Permeable Mineral Lenses on Peatland Hydrology; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 184.Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands examines the role that northern peatlands play in regulating the atmospheric carbon budget. It summarizes current research in four interconnected areas: large-scale peatland dynamics and carbon cycling; plant and microbial dynamics and their effect on carbon fluxes to the atmosphere; methane accumulation in, and loss from, peatlands; and water and dissolved carbon fluxes through peatlands. The volume highlights includeA thorough assessment



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792046703321

Titolo

Rethinking law and development : the Chinese experience / / edited by Guanghua Yu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-66741-5

0-203-58310-8

1-299-31970-X

1-136-66734-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Disciplina

343.5107

Soggetti

Law and economic development - China

Human rights - China - Economic aspects

Human rights - China

Rule of law - China - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A tale of two Chinese courts : economic development and contract enforcement / Xin He -- Economic institutions and firm behavior and performance in China : did institutions matter and how did they come into being? / Julan Du, Yi Lu and Zhigang Tao -- Contract enforcement in China : theory and evidence / Guanghua Yu -- What are property rights good for? Surprising lessons from the Chinese experience / Frank K. Upham -- From economic development to what -and why? China's evolving legal and political engagement with international human rights norms / Jacques deLisle -- The Arab spring and social justice in China : implications for institutional reforms / Randall Peerenboom -- Embedded social-legal activism in China : the case of Yirenping / Hualing Fu -- Economic development, environmental preservation and international policy learning in China : venturing beyond transnational legal process theory / Roda Mushkat -- China's aid and poverty reduction in Africa / Dan Banik.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the result of the collective effort of some of the foremost experts and scholars of Chinese law, Asian law, and Chinese economics



and carefully examines the relationship between law and China's economic development. Serious inquiries and candid opinions of the contributors have made for stimulating discussion and debate in many controversial areas. This book is likely to result in further research into factors affecting China's economic development, political change, and China's interaction with the international community.The book explores the development of the Chinese