An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics: 2nd edition - Brossura

Campbell, Gaylon S.

 
9780387949376: An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics: 2nd edition

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From reviews of the first edition:
"well organized . . . Recommended as an introductory text for undergraduates"   -- AAAS Science Books and Films

"well written and illustrated"   -- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

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Recensione

Reviews of the first edition:
"an interesting summary of many interesting ideas in environmental physics and biology" American Scientsist
"well organized ... recommended as an introductory text for undergraduates" AAAS Science Books and Films
"well written and illustrated" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Contenuti

1. Introduction; 2. Temperature; 3. Water Vapor and Other Gases; 4. Liquid Water in Organisms and their Environment; 5. Wind; 6. Heat and Mass Transport; 7. Conductances for Heat and Mass Transport; 8. Heat Flow in the Soil; 9. Water Flow in Soil; 10. Radiation Basics; 11. Radiation Fluxes in Natural Environments; 12. Animals and Their Environment; 13. Humans and Their Environment; 14. Plants and Plant Communities; 15. The Light Environment of Plant Canopies; Appendix

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