Anthropogenic influences upon the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the risk of rapid climate change present the most serious threats to ecosystems and the natural environment. Bioclimatology, hydrology, biohydrology, ecophysiology are important scientific research areas with wide application to environmental protection, forestry, agriculture and water management and protection against natural hazards including drought, floods, wind storms, weather extremes and forest fires. This collected work discusses recent research developments and the interactions between meteorological, climatological, hydrological and biological processes in the atmosphere and soil environment. Authors are renowned scientists and researchers from scientific institutions anduniversities in Europe, specialising in climate change, soil-plant-atmosphere interactions, hydrologic cycle, ecosystems, biosphere and natural hazards Bioclimatology helps to understand the causes and impacts of natural hazardsand the ways how to prevent them Examines the wide range of processes that drive atmosphere - biology and hydrology interactions from the micro- to regional scale Provides a useful framework for combating current climate variability and for adapting to ongoing climate change INDICE: Extreme Events, Risks and Climate Variability.- Drought, Floods and Ecosystem Responses.- Forest Bioclimatology, Natural Hazards and Modelling.-Soil and Agriculture Bioclimatology, Natural Hazards and Responses.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8875-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 490
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés