Transport Processes in Nature PB with CD-ROM

Download or read book Transport Processes in Nature PB with CD-ROM written by William A. Reiners and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Reiners and Kenneth Driese introduce a conceptual framework for studying the propagation of ecological influences across landscapes. They also provide examples of models that describe and predict propagation. Their volume is an excellent graduate-level introduction to the field of landscape ecology, which is concerned with the effects of spatial patterns on ecological processes, especially the movement of organisms, abiotic materials and energy across landscapes.