Ecological Climatology : Concepts and Applications (Paperback, 2 Rev ed)

Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Earth System: 2. Components of the earth system; 3. Global cycles; Part II. Global Physical Climatology: 4. Atmospheric radiation; 5. Atmospheric general circulation and climate; 6. Earth's climates; 7. Climate variability; 8. Climate change; Part III. Soil Processes: 9. Soil physics; 10. Soil biochemistry; Part IV. Hydrometeorology: 11. Water balance; 12. Watershed hydrology; 13. Surface energy fluxes; 14. Turbulent fluxes; 15. Soil moisture and the atmospheric boundary layer; Part V. Biometeorology: 16. Leaf energy fluxes; 17. Leaf photosynthesis; 18. Plant canopies; Part VI. Terrestrial Plant Ecology: 19. Plant strategies; 20. Populations and communities; 21. Ecosystems; 22. Vegetation dynamics; 23. Disturbances and landscapes; 24. Global biogeography; Part VII. Terrestrial Forcings and Feedbacks; 25. Land surface processes in climate models; 26. Seasonal-to-interannual variability; 27. Land use and land cover change; 28. Coupled climate-vegetation dynamics; 29. Carbon cycle-climate feedbacks; 30. Urbanisation; Index; Colour plates.