Eco-Hydrology
Author | : Andrew J. Baird |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2005-08-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134715435 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134715439 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: ^iEco-Hydrology is the first book to offer an overview of the complex relationships between plants and water across a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic environments. Leading ecologists and hydrologists present reviews of the eco-hydrology of drylands, wetlands, temperate and tropical rain forests, streams, and rivers and lakes. Contents include: * background information on the water relations of plants, from individual cells to strands of plants * the role of mathematical models in eco-hydrology * explanations of how plants affect patterns and rates of water movement and storage in a range of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.