Dryland Ecohydrology
By combining the analysis of biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, this book synthesizes material on arid and semiarid landscapes, which was previously scattered among various books and journal articles. It focuses on water-limited ecos
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ryland Ecohydrology Second Edition
Dryland Ecohydrology
Paolo D’Odorico • Amilcare Porporato • Christiane Wilkinson Runyan Editors
Dryland Ecohydrology
Second Edition
Editors Paolo D’Odorico Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
Amilcare Porporato Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Princeton Environmental Institute Princeton University Princeton, NJ, USA
Christiane Wilkinson Runyan Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-23268-9 ISBN 978-3-030-23269-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23269-6
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Preface
This volume presents recent advances in the observation, understanding, and modeling of fundamental processes and feedback mechanisms occurring among climate, soil, and vegetation in dryland ecosystems. The goal is to provide scientists and students with a synthesis of new research approaches and recent results in the emerging field of ecohydrology. The focus on drylands is motivated by the strong coupling that exists between ecological and hydrological processes in arid and semiarid environments. These ecosystems are highly sensitive to fluctuations in hydrologic conditions and, in turn, play an important role in affecting the regional water cycle. The chapters collected in this book have been contributed by authors with different expertise, who work in several arid areas around the world. Mindful of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of this effort, the authors of each chapter have included a broad and organic introduction with a state-
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