Cenni autobiografici ed altri saggi : Il centro napoletano di studi mazziniani / Silvio Pozzi

• Record Nr.: UNISOBE600200022683
• Autore: Pozzi, Silvio
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Napoli : s. e., 1975
• Descrizione fisica: 160 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
• Collana: Centro Napoletano di Studi Mazziniani ; 35
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: (ap)

Hydroecology and ecohydrology : past, present and future / / edited by Paul J. Wood, David M. Hannah and Jonathan P. Sadler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020206503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2007
• ISBN: 9786611318031; 9781281318039; 1281318035; 9780470010198; 0470010193; 9780470010181; 0470010185
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (466 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): WoodPaul J; HannahDavid M; SadlerJ. P
• Disciplina: 551.48
• Soggetti: Hydrology; Groundwater ecology; Ecohydrology
• 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: Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1: Ecohydrology and Hydroecology: An Introduction; 1.1 Wider Context; 1.2 Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: A Brief Retrospective; 1.3 A Focus; 1.4 This Book; 1.5 Final Opening Remarks; References; PART I: PROCESSES AND RESPONSES; 2: How Trees Influence the Hydrological Cycle in Forest Ecosystems; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Key Processes and Concepts in Evapotranspiration - Their Historical Development and Current Status; 2.2.1 The SPAC; 2.2.2 Transpiration; 2.2.3 Liquid Water Transport through Trees and the Role of Hydraulic Architecture2.2.4 Water Uptake by Roots; 2.3 Evapotranspiration in Forest Ecosystems; 2.3.1 Evaporation and Transpiration; 2.3.2 Transpiration from the Understory; 2.4 Applying Concepts: Changes in Hydrologic Processes through the Life Cycle of Forests; 2.4.1 A Summary of Age-related Changes in Forest Composition, Structure, and Function; 2.4.2 Impacts of Tree Size on Stomatal Conductance and Whole-tree Water Use; 2.4.3 Age-related Change in Transpiration, Interception and Water Storage on the Forest Stand Level; 2.4.4 Impacts of Change in Species Composition on Transpiration in Aging Forests2.4.5 Implications for Predictive Models; Acknowledgments; References; 3: The Ecohydrology of Invertebrates Associated with Exposed Riverine Sediments; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 ERS Habitats; 3.3 Invertebrate Conservation and ERS Habitats; 3.4 Flow Disturbance in ERS Habitats; 3.5 The Importance of Flow Disturbance for ERS Invertebrate Ecology; 3.5.1 Principle (i): Physical Variability and ERS Invertebrates; 3.5.2 Principle (ii): Life History Patterns and Function Ecology; 3.5.3 Principle (iii): Lateral and Longitudinal Connectivity and Population Viability3.6 How Much Disturbance is Needed to Sustain ERS Diversity?; 3.7 Threats to ERS Invertebrate Biodiversity; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4: Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies Along River Corridors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 What Controls Aquatic-Terrestrial Flows?; 4.2.1 Subsidies from Land to Water; 4.2.2 Subsidies from Water to Land; 4.3 Aquatic-Terrestrial Flows Along River Corridors; 4.3.1 Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies in Forested Headwater Streams; 4.3.2 Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies in a Braided River Reach; 4.3.3 Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies in Temperate Lowland Rivers4.4 Influence of Human Impacts on Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies; 4.4.1 Riparian Deforestation; 4.4.2 River Channelization and Regulation; 4.5 Conclusions; 4.6 Future Research; References; 5: Flow-generated Disturbances and Ecological Responses: Floods and Droughts; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Definition of Disturbance; 5.3 Disturbances and Responses; 5.4 Disturbance and Refugia; 5.5 Floods; 5.5.1 The Disturbance; 5.6 Droughts; 5.6.1 The Disturbance; 5.7 The Responses to Floods; 5.7.1 Constrained Streams; 5.7.2 Floodplain Rivers; 5.8 Responses to Drought
• Sommario/riassunto: This state-of-the-art, research level text considers the growing volume of research at the interface of hydrology and ecology and focuses on: the evolution of hydroecology / ecohydrology process understandinghydroecological interactions, dynamics and linkagesmethodological approachesdetailed case studiesfuture research needs The editors and contributors are internationally recognised ; experts in hydrology and ecology from institutions across North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.