Geophysiology of Amazonia: Vegetation and Climate Interactions - Robert Eric Dickinson - Hardcover

I. Climate, Vegetation, and Human Interactions in the Amazon 1. Introduction to Vegetation and Climate Interactions in the Humid Tropics Robert E. Dickinson 2. Geophysiology: A New Look at Earth Science James E. Lovelock 3. Climate, Natural Vegetation, and Soils in Amazonia: An Overview Jesus Marden dos Santos Comments by Robert E. Dickinson 4. Causes of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Philip M. Fearnside Comments by Roger Revelle Reply to comments by Philip M. Fearnside 5. Dam Building in the Tropics: Some Environmental and Social Consequences Peter Bunyard 6. Species Diversity, Phenology, Plant-Animal Interactions, and Their Correlation with Climate, as Illustrated by the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Scott A. Mori and Ghillean T. Prance 7. Climate Change in the Humid Tropics, Especially Amazonia, Over the Last Twenty Thousand Years Robert E. Dickinson and Hassan Virji II. Biogeochemical Cycles in the Tropics 8. Role of the Tropics in Atmospheric Chemistry Paul J. Crutzen Comments by Steven C. Wofsy 9. Contribution of Tropical Ecosystems to the Global Budgets of Trace Gases, Especially CH 4 , H 2 , CO, and N 2 O Wolfgang Seiler and Ralf Conrad Comments by Ralph J. Cicerone 10. Influence of a Tropical Forest on Air Chemistry Robert C. Harriss 11. Biological Processes and Productivity of Soils in the Humid Tropics Patrick Lavelle Comments by Rattan Lal 12. Effects of Deforestation on Soil Properties and Microclimate of a High Rain Forest in Southern Nigeria B. S. Ghuman and Rattan Lal 13. Element Cycling in the Amazon Basin: A Riverine Perspective Jeffrey E. Richey and Maria de Nazare Goes Ribeiro III. Climate, Micrometeorology, and the Hydrological Cycle in the Moist Tropics 14. Micrometeorology of an Amazonian Rain Forest Luiz C. B. Molion Comments by William E. Reifsnyder 15. The Forest and the Hydrological Cycle Eneas Salati Comments by John C. Rodda 16. Modeling Effects of Vegetation on Climate Piers J. Sellers Comments by Keith G. McNaughton Reply to Comments by Piers J. Sellers IV. Tropical Climate and General Circulation: Its Susceptibility to Human Intervention 17. Interactions Between Convective and Large-Scale Motions Over Amazonia Jan Paegle Comments by John M. Wallace 18. On the Dynamic Climatology of the Amazon Basin and Associated Rain-Producing Mechanisms Luiz C. B. Molion 19. General Circulation Modeling and the Tropics Jagadish Shukla Comments by James E. Hansen 20. Effects of Change in Land Use on Climate in the Humid Tropics Ann Henderson-Sellers Comments by John S. Perry V. Conference Discussions and Future Development: Scenario Workshop Foreword to the Conference Nelson de Jesus Parada The Conference Scenario Workshop and Recommendations Appendix IndexDickinson, Robert E. is the author of 'Geophysiology of Amazonia: Vegetation and Climate Interactions - Robert Eric Dickinson - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780471845119 and ISBN 0471845116.