Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change

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Автор: William H. Schlesinger

Название: Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change, 3rd edition

Издательство: Academic Press

Год: 2013

Формат: PDF

Размер: 18.3 Mb

Язык: Английский

Biogeochemistry considers how the basic chemical conditions of the Earth-from atmosphere to soil to seawater-have been and are being affected by the existence of life. Human activities in particular, from the rapid consumption of resources to the destruction of the rainforests and the expansion of smog-covered cities, are leading to rapid changes in the basic chemistry of the Earth.

This expansive text pulls together the numerous fields of study encompassed by biogeochemistry to analyze the increasing demands of the growing human population on limited resources and the resulting changes in the planet's chemical makeup.

The book helps students extrapolate small-scale examples to the global level, and also discusses the instrumentation being used by NASA and its role in studies of global change. With extensive cross-referencing of chapters, figures and tables, and an interdisciplinary

- Calculates and compares the effects of industrial emissions, land clearing, agriculture, and rising population on Earth's chemistry

- Synthesizes the global cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur, and suggests the best current budgets for atmospheric gases such as ammonia, nitrous oxide, dimethyl sulfide, and carbonyl sulfide

- Includes an extensive review and up-to-date synthesis of the current literature on the Earth's biogeochemistry