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An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics
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Artikel-Nr:
9780387949376
Veröffentl:
1997
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
19.12.1997
Seiten:
312
Autor:
John Norman
Gewicht:
476 g
Format:
235x155x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
From reviews of the first edition:
"well organized . . . Recommended as an introductory text for undergraduates" -- AAAS Science Books and Films
"well written and illustrated" -- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
This book shows how basic physical principles can be applied todescribe interactions between living organisms and theirmicroenvironment. Emphasis is placed on teaching the student how tocalculate actual heat and mass transfer rates, rather than juststudying the concepts involved. Numerous examples are provided toillustrate many of the principles, and problems are included at theend of each chapter to help the student develop skills in using theequations and to gain an understanding of modern environmentalbiophysics. The book is an engineering approach to environmentalbiology.
1 Introduction.- 2 Temperature.- 3 Water Vapor and Other Gases.- 4 Liquid Water in Organisms and their Environment.- 5 Wind.- 6 Heat and Mass Transport.- 7 Conductances for Heat and Mass Transfer.- 8 Heat Flow in the Soil.- 9 Water Flow in Soil.- 10 Radiation Basics.- 11 Radiation Fluxes in Natural Environments.- 12 Animals and their Environment.- 13 Humans and their Environment.- 14 Plants and Plant Communities.- 15 The Light Environment of Plant Canopies.