Ecosystems contain black boxes in models and experiments especially with respect to soil processes and soil-aboveground linkages because of difficulties in observing and measuring dynamics driving ecosystem processes. This book will review different sensors and observation units and blend measurements into a review of dynamic ecosystem processes. The contributors will address management of "Big Data" processing and storage of large scale eco-informatics. Ecologists working in wildland, rangeland, forests and agricultural ecosystems will need this book. The book will serve as a text for training the next generation of ecologists in data collection, management, and scaling processes.
Key selling features:
* Summarizes information on a variety of sensors and observation units for measuring dynamic ecosystems
* Describes the relationships between individual measurements and ecosystem processes
* Recommends best practices with respect to installation and implementation of technologies
* Includes review of the bioinformatic challenges facing the the acquisition of large amounts of date
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24 farbige Abbildungen, 76 s/w Abbildungen
24 Illustrations, color; 76 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4987-4809-4 (9781498748094)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Michael Allen is Professor of Plant Pathology, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology, and Director of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of California at Riverside. His research focuses on the regulation of community and ecosystem processes by soil organisms with special emphasis on mycorrhizal fungi.
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University of California, Riverside, USA
Introduction. Observational Technologies. Ground-Penetrating Radar: Establishing the belowground architecture. Observation Platforms: From Rhizotrons to Automated Minirhizotrons. Building and Supporting Minirhizotrons. Analyzing the Images Aboveground Phenology and Productivity. Sensor Technologies. In situ Soil Sensors: Measuring the System Deployment of Sensors and Measuring/Modeling Dynamics. Measuring the Root:Leaf Transfer. Integrating from the soil surface to the atmosphere. Measuring Ecosystem Dynamics. Scaling Roots and Fungi Dynamics to Belowground Production. Linking Soils, Roots, Leaves, and the Atmosphere. Linking Ecosystem Measurements to GCMs. Synthesis and Summary
