The biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin / edited by Michael E. McClain, Reynaldo L. Victoria, Jeffrey E. Richey.
| Other author | McClain, Michael E. |
| Other author | Victoria, Reynaldo L. |
| Other author | Richey, Jeffrey Edward, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xi, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The relevance of biogeochemistry to Amazon development and conservation / Michael McClain -- General characteristics and variability of climate in the Amazon basin and its links to the global climate system / Jose A. Marengo & Carlos A. Nobre -- The atmospheric component of biogeochemical cycles in the Amazon basin / Paulo Artaxo -- Soil versus biological controls on nutrient cycling in terra firme forests / Elvira Cuevas -- Nutrient cycling as a function of landscape and biotic characteristics in the cerrados of Central Brazil / M. Haridasan -- Linking biogeochemical cycles to cattle pasture management and sustainability in the Amzaon basin / Moacyr B. Dias-Filho, Eric A. Davidson & Claudio J. Reis de Carvalho -- Nutrient considerations in the use of silviculture for land development and rehabilitation in the Amazon / Florencia Montagnini -- Extractive reserves and participatory research as factors in the biogeochemistry of the Amazon basin / Foster Brown, Karen Kainer & Eufran do Amaral -- The recovery of biomass, nutrient stocks, and deep-soil functions in secondary forests / Daniel Nepstad, Paulo R.S. Moutinho & Daniel Markewitz -- The interface between economics and nutrient cycling in Amazon land development / Carl F. Jordan -- Carbon storage in biomass and soils / Martial Bernoux ... [et al.] -- Terrestrial inputs to Amazon streams and internal biogeochemical processing / Michael E. McClain & Helmut Elsenbeer -- Geo-ecological controls on elemental fluxes in communities of higher plants in Amazonian floodplains / Maria Tereza F. Piedade, Martin Worbes & Wolfgang J. Junk -- Biogeochemistry of Amazon floodplain lakes and associated wetlands / John M. Melack & Bruce R. Forsberg -- Organic matter and nutrients in the mainstem Amazon River / Allan H. Devol & John I. Hedges -- Trace elements in the mainstem Amazon River / Patrick T. Seyler & Gerald R. Boaventura -- Biogeochemical processes on the Amazon shelf: changes in dissolved and particulate fluxes during river/ocean mixing / David J. DeMaster & Robert C. Aller. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 00041642 |
| ISBN | 0195114310 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QH112 .B56 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |