Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems

ISBN-13: 9781566704854 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 456 str.

Lal Rattan; John M. Kimble; Hari Eswaran

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Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns. In their natural state, tropical ecosystems support a large quantity of above- and below-ground biomass, and constitute a major part of the terrestrial carbon pool. Conversion of the natural ecosystem to agriculture and forestry ecosystems disturbs this ecological balance.
Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems presents data on carbon pool fluxes from case studies in 12 countries in tropical regions. The chapters cover:
Characteristics of tropical ecosystems
Soil and biotic carbon pools
Impacts of land use and soil management
Slash-and-burn practices
Crop residue and fertility management
This volume adds to the understanding of pedospheric processes in tropical ecosystems and how to better use soils as a sink for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. With Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems you will understand the link between soil productivity, environmental quality and the global carbon cycle, not only in these ecologically sensitive regions but worldwide.

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Carbon Pool in Tropical Ecosystems
Tropical Ecosystems and the Global Carbon C Cycle
Carbon Stocks in the Brazilian Amazon
Carbon Pools in Forest Ecosystems of Australia and Oceania
Organic Carbon Stock in Soils of India
Land Use and Carbon Pool in Soils of Africa
Slash and Burn Effects on Carbon Stocks in the Humid Tropics
Crop Residue and Fertilizer Management to Improve Soil Organic Carbon Content, Soil Quality and Productivity in the Desert Margins of West Africa
Restorative Effects of Mucuna Utilis on Soil Organic C Pool of a Severely Eroded Alfisol in Western Nigeria
Land Use and Cropping Systems Effects on Restoring Soil Carbon Pool of Degraded Alfisols in Western Nigeria
Land Use and Carbon Pools in Soils of Tropical America
Impact of Conversion of Brazilian Cerrados to Cropland and Pastureland on Soil Carbon Pool Dynamics
Soil Carbon Accumulation or Loss Following Deforestation for Pasture in the Brazilian Amazon
The Potential and Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration in Traditional and Modified Fallow Systems of the Eastern Amazon Region, Brazil
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Land-Use Change in Brazil's Amazon Region
Land Use Impact on Carbon Dynamics in Soils of the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics
Land Use and Carbon Pool in Soils of Asia and the Pacific,
Impact of Land Use and Management Practices on Organic Carbon Dynamics in Soils of India
Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration in Australian Tropical Soils
Basic Soil Processes and Carbon Dynamics
Soil Aggregation and C Sequestration
Monitoring and Prediction
Methods of Analysis for Soil Carbon: An Overview
Modeling Soil Carbon Dynamics in Tropical Ecosystems
Evaluating Tropical Soil Properties with Pedon Data, Satellite Imagery, and Neural Networks
Geographic Assessment of Carbon Stored in Amazonian Terrestrial Ecosystems and Their Soils in Particular
Carbon Dioxide Measurements in the Nocturnal Boundary Layer over Amazonian Tropical Forest
Atmospheric CO2 Fluxes and Soil Respiration Measurements over Sugarcane in Southeast Brazil
Research and Development Priorities
What Do We Know and What Needs to be Known and Implemented for C Sequestration in Tropical Ecosystems

O autorze

R. Lal, J. M. Kimble, B. A. Stewart