Transport Processes in Nature Hardback with CD-ROM: Propagation of Ecological Influences Through Environmental Space (Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology) - Hardcover

Reiners, William A.; Driese, Kenneth L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521800498 ISBN 13: 9780521800495

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This book provides a new perspective on how events or conditions in environmental space have influences at other places in that space. In the first half of the book, the authors introduce the general question of propagation of ecological influences through environmental space (terrestrial, aquatic and aerial), then lay out a system for its analysis by organization into four components: initiating events or conditions, vectors conducting influences over space, entities that are transported, and the consequences of these propagation processes. Methods of representing environmental heterogeneity and for modeling transport processes are discussed in the context of such propagations. In the second half of the book, properties of eight general transport vectors and examples of transport models in realistic ecological situations are explained. For each of the vectors, a simulation model is provided on a CD included with the book (users require access to ArcView GIS software).

About this title

Book Description

The movement of organisms, abiotic materials and energy across environments is a key element in the study of ecology. Reiners and Driese introduce a conceptual framework for the study and understanding of propagation of ecological influences in nature, and provide examples of models that describe and predict propagation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521800498
• ISBN 13: 9780521800495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314