
Interactions of the Major Biogeochemical Cycles
Global Change And Human Impacts
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Island Press
Published on 1. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-55963-066-5 (ISBN)
Description
The circulation and interactions of major elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, oxygen, and hydrogen are critical for the maintenance of the earth's ecosystems. Human activities including agriculture, industry, and urbanization alter element interactions and contribute to major environmental problems ranging from climate change and depletion of the ozone layer to acidification of soils to the destruction of coral reefs.
Interactions of the Major Biogeochemical Cycles is a new scientific assessment of element interactions in the biosphere. It provides an up-to-date review of biogeochemistry and its effects on earth's systems, with leading experts in biogeochemical cycling in atmospheric, land, freshwater, and marine environments offering chapters that summarize and synthesize information in each discipline.
The book opens with chapters on cross-cutting issues that have significance in understanding global change effects and their potential management. These chapters address:
* trends in element interactions in response to global change
the effects of natural disturbances
new approaches and methods for advancing our understanding of element interactions
the potential for managing element interactions to address major environmental issues
Interactions of the Major Biogeochemical Cycles is a new scientific assessment of element interactions in the biosphere. It provides an up-to-date review of biogeochemistry and its effects on earth's systems, with leading experts in biogeochemical cycling in atmospheric, land, freshwater, and marine environments offering chapters that summarize and synthesize information in each discipline.
The book opens with chapters on cross-cutting issues that have significance in understanding global change effects and their potential management. These chapters address:
* trends in element interactions in response to global change
the effects of natural disturbances
new approaches and methods for advancing our understanding of element interactions
the potential for managing element interactions to address major environmental issues
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Princeton University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55963-066-5 (9781559630665)
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Jerry M. Melillo | Christopher B. Field | Bedrich Moldan
Interactions of the Major Biogeochemical Cycles
Global Change And Human Impacts
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10/2003
Island Press
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Edited by Jerry M. Melillo, Christopher B. Field, and Bedrich Moldan