Transport Processes in Nature: Propagation of Ecological Influences Through Environmental Space - Brossura

Reiners, William A.; Driese, Kenneth L.

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ISBN 10: 0521804841 ISBN 13: 9780521804844

Casa editrice: Cambridge Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

William Reiners and Kenneth Driese introduce a conceptual framework for studying the propagation of ecological influences across landscapes. They also provide examples of models that describe and predict propagation. Their volume is an excellent graduate-level introduction to the field of landscape ecology, which is concerned with the effects of spatial patterns on ecological processes, especially the movement of organisms, abiotic materials and energy across landscapes.

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Descrizione del libro

The movement of organisms, abiotic materials and energy across environments is a key element in the study of ecology. Reiners and Driese introduce a conceptual framework for the study and understanding of propagation of ecological influences in nature, and provide examples of models that describe and predict propagation.

Contenuti

Part I: 1. Flows and movements in ecology; 2. Causes, mechanisms and consequences of propagating influences; 3. How do we see nature?; 4. Representing and predicting propagation phenomena: modeling in explicit-realistic space; Part II: 5. Introduction to Part II; 6. Diffusion; 7. Colluvial transport; 8. Wind transport; 9. Fire; 10. Fluvial transport; 11. Animal movement; 12. Electromagnetic radiation; 13. The propagation of sound; References; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521804841
• ISBN 13: 9780521804844
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 302
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