{"product_id":"ecosystem-function-in-savannas-michael-j-hill-9781439804704","title":"Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales","description":"\u003cp\u003eFascinating and diverse, savanna ecosystems support a combination of pastoral and agropastoral communities alongside wild and domestic herbivores that can be found nowhere else. This diversity has made the study of these areas problematic. \u003cstrong\u003eEcosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses some of the discontinuities in the treatment of savannas by the scientific community and documents a range of measurements, methods, technologies, applications, and modeling approaches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on contributions from leading authorities and experts on savanna systems worldwide, the book describes the global savanna biome in terms of its broad ecological properties, temporal dynamics, disturbance levels, and human dimensions. The text examines carbon, water, energy, and trace gas fluxes for major global savanna regions. It looks at quantitative surface properties of savannas that can be retrieved using remote sensing and numerical approaches used to explore savanna dynamics. The authors also discuss how savanna modeling and measurement approaches might be unified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting this confluence of information in a single resource, the book provides a platform for examining synergies, connections, integrative opportunities, and complementarities among approaches and data sources. This information can then be used to harmonize measurement and modeling methods among scales and across disciplinary boundaries. The book builds a bridge across the markedly different perspectives on savannas by which ecologists, biogeochemists, remote sensors, geographers, anthropologists, and modelers approach their science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439804702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439804704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 265","brand":"Michael J. Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088262377727,"sku":"9781439804704","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b201845a-9166-4a3d-8d5e-967343c9904b.jpg?v=1769103939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ecosystem-function-in-savannas-michael-j-hill-9781439804704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}