Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem
The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site
Published on 3. August 2006
Book
Hardback
492 pages
978-0-19-511776-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The text is clearly written ... will be welcome by dessert researchers and by anyone responsible for managing rangelands in arid ecosystems."--Quarterly Review of Biology"The text is clearly written ... will be welcome by dessert researchers and by anyone responsible for managing rangelands in arid ecosystems."--Quarterly Review of Biology
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 halftones, 97 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
822 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511776-9 (9780195117769)
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Kris M. Havstad | Laura F. Huenneke | William H. Schlesinger
Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem
The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site
E-Book
07/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€100.99
Available for download
Kris M. Havstad | Laura F. Huenneke | William H. Schlesinger
Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem
The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Site
E-Book
07/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€100.99
Available for download
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Content
Contributors
1: Kris M. Havstad and William H. Schlesinger: Introduction
2: H. Curtis Monger, Greg H. Mack, Barbara A. Nolen, and Leland H. Gile: Regional Setting of the Jornada Basin
3: John Wainright: Climate and Climatolgical Variations in the Jornada Basin
4: H. Curtis Monger: Soil Development in the Jornada Basin
5: Keirith A. Snyder, Katherine A. Mitchell, and Jeffery E. Herrick: Patterns and Controls of Soil Water in the Jornada Basin
6: William H. Schlesinger, Sandy L. Tartowski, and Sebastian M. Schmidt: Nutrient Cyclying within an Arid Ecosystem
7: Athol D. Abrahams, Melissa Neave, William H. Schlesinger, John Wainright, David A. Howes, and Anthony J. Parsons: Biogeochemical Fluxes across Piedmont Slopes of the Jornada Basin
8: Vincent P. Gutschick and Keirith A. Snyder: Water and Energy Balances within the Jornada Basin
9: Dale Gillette and H. Curtis Monger: Eolian Processes on the Jornada Basin
10: Debra P.C. Peters and Robert P. Gibbens: Plant Communities in the Jornada Basin: The Dynamic Landscape
11: Laura F. Huenneke and William H. Schlesinger: Patterns of Net Primary Production in Chihuahuan Destert Ecosystems
12: Walter G. Whitford and Brandon T. Bestelmeyer: Chihuahuan Desert Fauna: Effects on Ecosystem Properties and Processes
13: Kris M. Havstad, Ed L. Fredrickson, and Laura F. Huenneke: Grazing Livestock Management in an Arid Ecosystem
14: Jeffrey E. Herrick, Kris M. Havstad, and Albert Rango: Remediation Research in the Jornada Basin : Past and Future
15: Albert Rango, Jerry Ritchie, Tom Schmugge, William Kustas, and Mark J. Chopping: Applications of Remotely Sensed Data From the Jornada Basin
16: James F. Reynolds, Paul R. Kemp, Kiona Ogle, Roberto J. Fernandez Qiong Gao, and Jianguo Wu: Modeling the Unique Attributes of Arid Ecosystems: Lessons from the Jornada Basin
17: Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Joel R. Brown, Kris M. Havstad, and Ed L. Fredrickson: A Holistic View of an Arid Ecosystem: A Synthesis of Research and Its Applications
18: Debra P.C. Peters, William H. Schlesinger, Jeffery E. Herrick, Laura F. Huenneke, and Kris M. Havstad: Future Directions in Jornada Research: Applying an Interactive Landscape Model to Solve Problems
References
Index
1: Kris M. Havstad and William H. Schlesinger: Introduction
2: H. Curtis Monger, Greg H. Mack, Barbara A. Nolen, and Leland H. Gile: Regional Setting of the Jornada Basin
3: John Wainright: Climate and Climatolgical Variations in the Jornada Basin
4: H. Curtis Monger: Soil Development in the Jornada Basin
5: Keirith A. Snyder, Katherine A. Mitchell, and Jeffery E. Herrick: Patterns and Controls of Soil Water in the Jornada Basin
6: William H. Schlesinger, Sandy L. Tartowski, and Sebastian M. Schmidt: Nutrient Cyclying within an Arid Ecosystem
7: Athol D. Abrahams, Melissa Neave, William H. Schlesinger, John Wainright, David A. Howes, and Anthony J. Parsons: Biogeochemical Fluxes across Piedmont Slopes of the Jornada Basin
8: Vincent P. Gutschick and Keirith A. Snyder: Water and Energy Balances within the Jornada Basin
9: Dale Gillette and H. Curtis Monger: Eolian Processes on the Jornada Basin
10: Debra P.C. Peters and Robert P. Gibbens: Plant Communities in the Jornada Basin: The Dynamic Landscape
11: Laura F. Huenneke and William H. Schlesinger: Patterns of Net Primary Production in Chihuahuan Destert Ecosystems
12: Walter G. Whitford and Brandon T. Bestelmeyer: Chihuahuan Desert Fauna: Effects on Ecosystem Properties and Processes
13: Kris M. Havstad, Ed L. Fredrickson, and Laura F. Huenneke: Grazing Livestock Management in an Arid Ecosystem
14: Jeffrey E. Herrick, Kris M. Havstad, and Albert Rango: Remediation Research in the Jornada Basin : Past and Future
15: Albert Rango, Jerry Ritchie, Tom Schmugge, William Kustas, and Mark J. Chopping: Applications of Remotely Sensed Data From the Jornada Basin
16: James F. Reynolds, Paul R. Kemp, Kiona Ogle, Roberto J. Fernandez Qiong Gao, and Jianguo Wu: Modeling the Unique Attributes of Arid Ecosystems: Lessons from the Jornada Basin
17: Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Joel R. Brown, Kris M. Havstad, and Ed L. Fredrickson: A Holistic View of an Arid Ecosystem: A Synthesis of Research and Its Applications
18: Debra P.C. Peters, William H. Schlesinger, Jeffery E. Herrick, Laura F. Huenneke, and Kris M. Havstad: Future Directions in Jornada Research: Applying an Interactive Landscape Model to Solve Problems
References
Index