Forests at the land-atmosphere interface / edited by M. Mencuccini ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mencuccini, M., (Maurizio)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest meteorology--Congresses.

Forest meteorology.

Carbon sequestration--Congresses.

Carbon sequestration.

Stomata--Congresses.

Stomata.

Forest management--Congresses.

Forest management.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xx, 281 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2004]

Summary:

Forest ecosystems grow at the interface between the land and the atmosphere. Understanding the properties of this planetary boundary layer is very important for a number of related disciplines. This book presents an overview of many topics that are of significance at this interface, starting at the scale of intra-leaf organelles, leaves and plants, ranging to higher levels of organization such as communities and ecosystems. It covers topics such as stomatal functioning large-scale processes radiation modelling forest meteorology carbon sequestration. Based on proceedings of a conference to mark the retirement of Professor Paul Jarvis from the University of Edinburgh, the book contains contributions from leading international scientists.

Contents:

Part I. Stomatal Function

1 Stomatal Control of Transpiration: a Major Dilemma 100 Years Ago / T.A. Mansfield 1

2 Stomata as Part of the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum / R. Leuning, A. Tuzet, A. Perrier 9

3 Effects of Elevated CO[subscript 2] Concentration on Stomatal Conductance and Respiration of Beech Leaves in Darkness / D. Overdieck 29

Part II. Large-scale Processes

4 Top-down Models and Flux Measurements are Complementary Methods of Estimating Carbon Sequestration by Forests: Illustrations using the 3-PG model / J. Landsberg, R.H. Waring 37

5 The Effects of Forests on Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes / A.J. Dolman, M.K. van der Molen, H.W. ter Maat, R.W.A. Hutjes 51

6 The Diurnal Cycle over Land / A.K. Betts 73

7 Medium- and Long-term Ecosystem Processes: Implications at the Forest-Atmosphere Interface / F. Berninger 95

Part III. Radiation Modelling

8 A Maestro Retrospective / B. Medlyn 105

9 Thermal Radiation, Canopy Temperature and Evaporation from Forest Canopies / H.G. Jones, N. Archer, E. Rotenberg 123

Part IV. Forest Meteorology

10 Forest-Air Exchange in Non-ideal Conditions: the Role of Horizontal Flux and its Divergence / X. Lee 145

11 Review of Forest Evaporation Studies, Primarily in the United Kingdom / J.B. Stewart 159

12 Scaling the Estimate of Maximum Canopy Conductance from Patch to Region and Comparison of Aircraft Measurements / Y.-P. Wang, R. Leuning, P. Isaac, G. Zhou 175

Part V. Carbon Sequestration

13 Land Sinks: the Kyoto Process and Scientific Implications / M.G.R. Cannell 189

14 Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Biospheric Carbon Fluxes at a Continental Scale by Neural-network Optimization / D. Papale, R. Valentini 203

15 Scaling Carbon Uptake from Leaves to Canopies: Insights from Two Forests with Contrasting Properties / D. Whitehead, A.S. Walcroft, K.L. Griffin, D.T. Tissue, M.H. Turnbull, V. Engel, K.J. Brown, W.S.F. Schuster 231

Part VI. From Science to Natural-resource Management

16 Links between Science and Forest Management, as Illustrated by a Model of Branch Development / J.C. Grace 255

17 Thoughts on Forest Science / D.C. Malcolm 269.

Notes:

Proceedings of a conference held in Edinburgh, September 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0851996779

OCLC:

52302079