Ecological Processes Handbook
CRC Press
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2050
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-1-4398-2055-1 (ISBN)
Description
This handbook provides a complete introduction to the many ecological processes that occur within environments. It ranges in coverage from physical processes, including atmospheric transport and solar radiation; to chemical processes, such as hydrolysis and chemical equilibrium; to biological processes, such as the role of nutrient and temperature in ecosystems. It covers all the necessary information on ecological development and explains the multiplicity of interplays between different factors involved in the processes. The authors offer practical examples throughout the text and employ mathematical models to describe processes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems, Environmental Impact Assessment, Chemical Environmental Engineering, and Ecological Systems Theory; as well as researchers from fields such as physics, math, chemistry, and engineering.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-2055-1 (9781439820551)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Luca Palmeri, Ph.D., is a physicist with Environmental modeling and Water Resource Management in Padova, Italy.
Content
INTRODUCTION: The ecosystem as an object for research. Conservation principles. Energy dissipation. Space and time. Mass Transport. Energetic factors. CHEMICAL PROCESSES: Chemical reactions. Lysis. Phase partition. BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES: Biological cycles. Photosynthesis. Growth. Primary production. Upper levels production. Microbial cycles. Ecotoxicological processes. Biological interactions. LANDSCAPE PROCESSES: Aquatic ecosystems. Land and forest. Urban landscapes. Atmosphere.