{"product_id":"amazonia-and-global-change-isbn-9780875904764","title":"Amazonia and Global Change","description":"Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 186.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmazonia and Global Change synthesizes results of the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) for scientists and students of Earth system science and global environmental change. LBA, led by Brazil, asks how Amazonia currently functions in the global climate and biogeochemical systems and how the functioning of Amazonia will respond to the combined pressures of climate and land use change, such as \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWet season and dry season aerosol concentrations and their effects on diffuse radiation and photosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncreasing greenhouse gas concentration, deforestation, widespread biomass burning and changes in the Amazonian water cycle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrought effects and simulated drought through rainfall exclusion experiments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe net flux of carbon between Amazonia and the atmosphere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFloodplains as an important regulator of the basin carbon balance including serving as a major source of methane to the troposphere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact of the likely increased profitability of cattle ranching.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will serve a broad community of scientists and policy makers interested in global change and environmental issues with high-quality scientific syntheses accessible to nonspecialists in a wide community of social scientists, ecologists, atmospheric chemists, climatologists, and hydrologists.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Gash, Michael Keller, Mercedes Bustamante, and Pedro Silva Dias\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: People and Land Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople and Environment in Amazonia: The LBA Experience and Other Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. Batistella, D. S. Alves, E. F. Moran, C. Souza Jr., R. Walker, and S. Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Rates and Patterns of Deforestation and Land Use in Brazilian Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiogenes S. Alves, Douglas C. Morton, Mateus Batistella, Dar A. Roberts, and Carlos Souza Jr\u003c\/i\u003e 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelective Logging and Its Relation to Deforestation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory P. Asner, Michael Keller, Marco Lentini, Frank Merry, and Carlos Souza Jr\u003c\/i\u003e 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spatial Distribution and Interannual Variability of Fire in Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilfrid Schroeder, Ane Alencar, Eugenio Arima, and Alberto Setzer\u003c\/i\u003e 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Expansion of Intensive Agriculture and Ranching in Brazilian Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Walker, Ruth DeFries, Maria del Carmen Vera-Diaz, Yosio Shimabukuro, and Adriano Venturieri\u003c\/i\u003e 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScenarios of Future Amazonian Landscapes: Econometric and Dynamic Simulation Models\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Perz, Joseph P. Messina, Eustaquio Reis, Robert Walker, and Stephen J. Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoad Impacts in Brazilian Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander Pfaff, Alisson Barbieri, Thomas Ludewigs, Frank Merry, Stephen Perz, and Eustaquio Reis\u003c\/i\u003e 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Farmers and Deforestation in Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEduardo S. Brondízio, Anthony Cak, Marcellus M. Caldas, Carlos Mena, Richard Bilsborrow, Celia T. Futemma, Thomas Ludewigs, Emilio F. Moran, and Mateus Batistella\u003c\/i\u003e 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Atmosphere and Climate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Climate of Amazonia: Progress From LBA\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarlos A. Nobre, José A. Marengo, and Paulo Artaxo\u003c\/i\u003e 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of Amazonian Climate: Main Features\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarlos A. Nobre, Guillermo O. Obregón, José A. Marengo, Rong Fu, and German Poveda\u003c\/i\u003e 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Amazonian Boundary Layer and Mesoscale Circulations\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. K. Betts, G. Fisch, C. von Randow, M. A. F. Silva Dias, J. C. P. Cohen, R. da Silva, and D. R. Fitzjarrald\u003c\/i\u003e 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Plants and Their Roles in Oxidant Balance and Particle Formation\u003cbr\u003e Jürgen Kesselmeier, Alex Guenther, Thorsten Hoffmann, Maria Teresa Piedade, and Jörg Warnke 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiomass Burning in Amazonia: Emissions, Long-Range Transport of Smoke and Its Regional and Remote Impacts\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. O. Andreae, R. Yokelson, and P. Artaxo\u003c\/i\u003e 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAerosol Particles in Amazonia: Their Composition, Role in the Radiation Balance, Cloud Formation, and Nutrient Cycles\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaulo Artaxo, Luciana V. Rizzo, Melina Paixão, Silvia de Lucca, Paulo H. Oliveira, Luciene L. Lara, Kenia T. Wiedemann, Meinrat O. Andreae, Brent Holben, Joel Schafer, Alexandre L. Correia, and Theotônio M. Pauliquevis\u003c\/i\u003e 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling the Regional and Remote Climatic Impact of Deforestation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. A. Silva Dias, R. Avissar, and P. Silva Dias\u003c\/i\u003e 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvapotranspiration\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHumberto R. da Rocha, Antonio O. Manzi, and Jim Shuttleworth\u003c\/i\u003e 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Warming and Climate Change in Amazonia: Climate-Vegetation Feedback and Impacts on Water Resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosé Marengo, Carlos A. Nobre, Richard A. Betts, Peter M. Cox, Gilvan Sampaio, and Luis Salazar\u003c\/i\u003e 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Terrestrial Ecosystems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogeochemistry and Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems of Amazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYadvinder Malhi and Eric A. Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrient Limitations to Secondary Forest Regrowth\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric A. Davidson and Luiz A. Martinelli\u003c\/i\u003e 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maintenance of Soil Fertility in Amazonian Managed Systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlávio J. Luizão, Philip M. Fearnside, Carlos E. P. Cerri, and Johannes Lehmann\u003c\/i\u003e 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Sinks of Trace Gases in Amazonia and the Cerrado\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. M. C. Bustamante, M. Keller, and D. A. Silva\u003c\/i\u003e 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Production, Storage, and Flow of Carbon in Amazonian Forests\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYadvinder Malhi, Sassan Saatchi, Cecile Girardin, and Luiz E. O. C. Aragão\u003c\/i\u003e 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in Amazonian Forest Biomass, Dynamics, and Composition, 1980–2002\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOliver L. Phillips, Niro Higuchi, Simone Vieira, Timothy R. Baker, Kuo-Jung Chao, and Simon L. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Carbon Fluxes and Amazonian Forest Metabolism\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott Saleska, Humberto da Rocha, Bart Kruijt, and Antonio Nobre\u003c\/i\u003e 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regional Carbon Budget\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Houghton, Manuel Gloor, Jon Lloyd, and Christopher Potter\u003c\/i\u003e 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Drought on Amazonian Rain Forests\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. Meir, P. M. Brando, D. Nepstad, S. Vasconcelos, A. C. L. Costa, E. Davidson, S. Almeida, R. A. Fisher, E. D. Sotta, D. Zarin, and G. Cardinot\u003c\/i\u003e 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil Carbon Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Trumbore and Plínio Barbosa de Camargo\u003c\/i\u003e 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcophysiology of Forest and Savanna Vegetation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Lloyd, M. L. Goulden, J. P. Ometto, S. Patiño, N. M. Fyllas, and C. A. Quesada\u003c\/i\u003e 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV: Surface Water\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Waters in Amazonia: Key Findings and Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn M. Melack, Reynaldo L. Victoria, and Javier Tomasella\u003c\/i\u003e 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Rivers in the Regional Carbon Balance\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey E. Richey, Alex V. Krusche, Mark S. Johnson, Hillandia B. da Cunha, and Maria V. Ballester\u003c\/i\u003e 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Chemical Budgets at the Catchment Scale Including Nutrient Exports From Intact Forests and Disturbed Landscapes\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJavier Tomasella, Christopher Neill, Ricardo Figueiredo, and Antonio D. Nobre\u003c\/i\u003e 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloodplain Ecosystem Processes\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn M. Melack, Evlyn M. L. M. Novo, Bruce R. Forsberg, Maria T. F. Piedade, and Laurence Maurice\u003c\/i\u003e 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of Climatic Variability and Deforestation on Surface Water Regimes\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcos Heil Costa, Michael T. Coe, and Jean Loup Guyot\u003c\/i\u003e 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V: Conclusions and Vision for the Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults From LBA and a Vision for Future Amazonian Research\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. Batistella, P. Artaxo, C. Nobre, M. Bustamante, and F. Luizão\u003c\/i\u003e 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 565\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMichael Keller is the author of Amazonia and Global Change, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Geophysical Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988717322469,"sku":"NP9780875904764","price":147.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780875904764.jpg?v=1761781311","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/amazonia-and-global-change-isbn-9780875904764","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}