Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards
Anthropogenic influences to the earth's system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere and lithosphere, represent a serious challenge to our planet's ecosystems and natural environments. Bioclimatology, hydrology, bio-hydrology and e
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Katar´ına Stˇrelcov´a · Csaba M´aty´as · Axel Kleidon · Milan Lapin · Frantiˇsek Matejka · Miroslav Blaˇzenec · Jaroslav Sˇ kvarenina · ´ (Eds.) J´an Holecy
Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards
Editors Ass. Prof. Dr. Katar´ına Stˇrelcov´a Faculty of Forestry Technical University Zvolen T.G. Masaryka 24 960 53 Zvolen Slovakia [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Csaba M´aty´as Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences Faculty of Forestry West Hungarian University Ady Endre Str. 5 Sopron 9400 Hungary [email protected]
Dr. Axel Kleidon Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry Hans-Knoell-Str. 10 07745 Jena Germany [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Milan Lapin Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Informatics Comenius University in Bratislava Mlynsk´a dolina - F1 842 48 Bratislava Slovakia [email protected]
Dr. Frantiˇsek Matejka Geophysical Institute Slovak Academy of Sciences D´ubravsk´a cesta 9 845 28 Bratislava Slovakia [email protected]
Dr. Miroslav Blaˇzenec Institute of Forest Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences ˇ urova ´ St 2 960 53 Zvolen Slovakia [email protected]
ˇ Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Skvarenina Faculty of Forestry Technical University Zvolen T.G. Masaryka 24 960 53 Zvolen Slovakia [email protected]
ISBN: 978-1-4020-8875-9
Prof. Dr. J´an Hol´ecy Faculty of Forestry Technical University Zvolen T.G. Masaryka 24 960 53 Zvolen Slovakia [email protected]
e-ISBN: 978-1-4020-8876-6
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-8876-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008936211 c Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2009 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. c 2008 Jupiter Images Corporation Cover images Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Foreword
Man-made changes in the climate system, consisting of atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere represent a most serious challenge not only to the planet’s ecosystems and their natural environment but to human civilizations. While the Earth system will undoubtedly adapt, human infrastructures and societal organization may be questioned if no action is taken in time to buffer unavoidable consequences related to climate change. As a reaction, scientific disciplines such as bioclimatology, genetics, hydrology, bio-hydrology and eco-physiology are now considered an important part of forestry, agriculture, water management, environmental protection, and natural hazards control (e.g., droughts, floods, windstorms, weather extremes, and wild fires). Bioclimatology provides an integrated, interdisciplinary framework for dealing with contemporary challenges of natural hazards. Bioclimatology has also the potential to assess and predict extreme weather events in a very comp
