Structure and function of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem [[electronic resource] ] : the Jornada Basin long-term ecological research site / / edited by Kris M. Havstad, Laura F. Huenneke, William H. Schlesinger

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (482 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.54/0972/16
• Soggetto topico: Desert ecology - Chihuahuan Desert
• Altri autori: HavstadKris M HuennekeL. F SchlesingerWilliam H
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-445) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Regional Setting of the Jornada Basin; 3 Climate and Climatological Variations in the Jornada Basin; 4 Soil Development in the Jornada Basin; 5 Patterns and Controls of Soil Water in the Jornada Basin; 6 Nutrient Cycling within an Arid Ecosystem; 7 Biogeochemical Fluxes across Piedmont Slopes of the Jornada Basin; 8 Water and Energy Balances within the Jornada Basin; 9 Eolian Processes on the Jornada Basin; 10 Plant Communities in the Jornada Basin: The Dynamic Landscape; 11 Patterns of Net Primary Production in Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystems ; 12 Chihuahuan Desert Fauna: Effects on Ecosystem Properties and Processes13 Grazing Livestock Management in an Arid Ecosystem; 14 Remediation Research in the Jornada Basin: Past and Future; 15 Applications of Remotely Sensed Data from the Jornada Basin; 16 Modeling the Unique Attributes of Arid Ecosystems: Lessons from the Jornada Basin; 17 A Holistic View of an Arid Ecosystem: A Synthesis of Research and Its Applications; 18 Future Directions in Jornada Research: Applying an Interactive Landscape Model to Solve Problems; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R ; ST; U; V; W; X; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: For nearly 100 years in the USA federal scientists, university faculty, agriculturalists, natural resource managers, and the interested public have collaborated on research to understand basic ecological principles and their application to arid land management in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico. This book is a synthesis of what has been learned from this unique history of scientific collaborations, with lessons applicable to analogous biomes around the world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Structure and function of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem
• ISBN: 0-19-756120-9; 1-280-76159-8; 0-19-534427-8; 1-4294-4018-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810285703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Long-Term Ecological Research Network series.