Vegetation Dynamics
A Synthesis of Plant Ecophysiology, Remote Sensing and Modelling

Brings together plant ecophysiology, remote sensing and modelling of vegetation and landscape function for advanced students and researchers.

Derek Eamus (Author), Alfredo Huete (Author), Qiang Yu (Author)

9781107054202, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 March 2016

600 pages, 204 b/w illus. 139 colour illus. 24 tables
26 x 18.4 x 2.6 cm, 1.26 kg

'The book is written in an accessible yet knowledgeable way, providing good contextual and complementary information. … I believe that this book will be a valuable resource for students and interested readers wishing to obtain a foundation in each of the disciplines and an appreciation of their linkages.' Jacqueline Rosette, The Holocene

Understanding ecosystem structure and function requires familiarity with the techniques, knowledge and concepts of the three disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. This is the first textbook to provide the fundamentals of these three domains in a single volume. It then applies cross-disciplinary insights to multiple case studies in vegetation and landscape science. A key feature of these case studies is an examination of relationships among climate, vegetation structure and vegetation function, to address fundamental research questions. This book is for advanced students and researchers who need to understand and apply knowledge from the disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. It allows readers to integrate and synthesise knowledge to produce a holistic understanding of the structure, function and behaviour of forests, woodlands and grasslands.

Preface
Part I. Plant Ecophysiology: 1. An introduction to biogeography: broad-scale relationships amongst climate, vegetation distribution and vegetation attributes
2. An introduction to plant structure and ecophysiology
3. Water relations, hydraulic architecture and transpiration by plants
Part II. Remote Sensing: 4. Remote sensing: introduction and overview
5. Fundamentals and physical principles of remote sensing
6. Satellite sensors and platforms
7. Remote sensing of landscape biophysical properties
Part III. Modelling: 8. An introduction to modelling in plant ecophysiology
9. Modelling radiation exchange of leaves and canopies
10. Modelling leaf and canopy photosynthesis
11. Modelling stomatal conductance
12. Modelling leaf and canopy water fluxes and the SPAC
13. Coupling models of photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and environmental controls of fluxes
Part IV. Case Studies: 14. Boreal forests
15. Arid and semi-arid grasslands
16. Case study: savannas
17. Seasonal behaviour of vegetation of the Amazon Basin
18. Case study: tropical montane forests
19. Groundwater dependent ecosystems
20. Global change drought and forest mortality
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Geographical information systems [GIS & remote sensing RGW], Meteorology & climatology [RBP], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], Plant ecology [PSTS], Botany & plant sciences [PST]