Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change

ISBN-13: 9780128146088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 750 str.

NC Durham Duke University Emily S. (Department of Biology

Spis treści

I. Processes and reactions 1. Introduction 2. Origins 3. The atmosphere 4. The lithosphere 5. The carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems 6. Biogeochemical cycling on land 7. Wetland ecosystems 8. Inland waters 9. The oceans

II. Global cycles 10. The global water cycle 11. The global carbon and oxygen cycles 12. The global cycles of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium 13. The global cycles of sulfur and mercury 14. Coda

O autorze

Dr. Schlesinger is one of the nation's leading ecologists and earth scientists and a passionate advocate for translating science for lay audiences. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he has served as dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke and president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. He lives in Down East Maine and Durham, N.C. and continues to analyze the impacts of humans on the chemistry of our natural environment. Dr. Bernhardt is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biology at Duke University. She is a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Freshwater Sciences and currently serves as the chair of Duke's Department of Biology. She lives in Durham, NC where she enjoys introducing Duke students to the wonders of ecology and biogeochemistry each year.