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"With a complex assemblage of largely intact ecosystems that support the earth's greatest diversity of life, the Amazon basin is a focal point of international scientific interest. And, as development and colonization schemes transform the landscape in increasing measure, scientists from around the world are directing attention to questions of regional and global significance. Some of these qustions are: What are the fluxes of greenhouse gases across the atmospheric interface of ecosystems? How mush carbon is stored in the biomass and soils of the basin? How are elements from the land transferred to the basin's surface waters? What is the sum of elements transferred from land to ocean, and what is its marine ""fate""? This book of original chapters by experts in chemical and biological oceanography, tropical agronomy and biology, and the atmospheric sciences will address these and other important questions, with the aim of synthesizing the current knowledge of biochemical processes operating within and between the various ecosystems in the Amazon basin."

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Author:   Michael E. McClain (Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University, USA) ,  Reynaldo Victoria (Professor, Professor, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil) ,  Jeffrey E. Richey (Professor of Oceanography, School of Oceanography, Professor of Oceanography, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.746kg
ISBN:  

9780195114317

ISBN 10:   0195114310
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 December 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Michael McClain: The Relevance of Biogeochemistry to Amazon Development and Conservation 2: Jose A. Marengo and Carlos A. Nobre: General Characteristic and Variability of Climate in the Amazon Basin and its Links to the Global Climate System 3: Paulo Artaxo: The Atmospheric Component of Biogeochemical Cycles in the Amazon Basin 4: Elvira Cuevas: Soil Versus Biological Controls on Nutrient Cycling in Terra Firme Forests 5: M. Haridasan: Nutrient Cycling as a Function of Landscape and Biotic Characteristics in the Cerrados of Central Brazil 6: Moacyr B. Dias-Filho, Eric A. Davidson and Claudio J. Reis de Carvalho: Linking Biogeochemical Cycles to Cattle Pasture Management and Sustainability in the Amazon Basin 7: Florencia Montagnini: Nutrient Considerations in the Use of Silviculture for Land Development and Rehabilitation in the Amazon 8: Foster Brown, Karen Kainer and Eufran do Amaral: Extractive Reserves and Participatory Research as Factors in the Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin 9: Daniel Nepstad, Paulo R.S. Moutinho and Daniel Markewitz: The Recovery of Biomass, Nutrient Stocks, and Deep-Soil Functions in Secondary Forests 10: Carl F. Jordan: The Interface Between Economics and Nutrient Cycling in Amazon Land Development 11: Martial Bernoux, et al.: Carbon Storage in Biomass and Soils 12: Michael E. McClain and Helmut Elsenbeer: Terrestrial Inputs to Amazon Streams and Internal Biogeochemical Processing 13: Maria Tereza F. Piedade, Martin Worbes and Wolfgang J. Junk: Geo-ecological controls on elemental fluxes in communities of higher plants in Amazonian floodplains 14: John M. Melack and Bruce R. Forsberg: Biogeochemistry of Amazon Floodplain Lakes and Associated Wetlands 15: Allan H. Devol and John I. Hedges: Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Mainstem Amazon River 16: Patrick T. Seyler and Gerald R. Boaventura: Trace Elements in the Mainstem Amazon River 17: David J. DeMaster and Robert C. Aller: Biogeochemical Processes on the Amazon Shelf: Changes in Dissolved Particulate Fluxes During River/Ocean Mixing

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I found this book fascinating, well written and readable, yet full of facts and figures regarding carbon flows, nutrient flows, water quality and interactions with the atmosphere. I would strongly recommend it for every library, and for anyone interested in the reported environmental changes associated with the Amazon forests. Geoscientist

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