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The Geophysiology of Amazonia: Vegetation and Climate Interactions - Couverture rigide

Dickinson, Robert E.

 
9780471845119: The Geophysiology of Amazonia: Vegetation and Climate Interactions

Synopsis

This book looks at the most important processes linking climate and vegetation in the tropics in general and in the Amazon in particular. Through individual reviews by some of the world's leading scientists, it covers such subjects as modeling tropical meteorology and climate, tropical microclimatology, connections of vegetation to climate, and impacts of tropical deforestation on regional and global climate. Editorial summaries integrate this material into an overall perspective. Also featured is an essay on protecting the global environment by James Lovelock.

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