Gaylon S. Campbell, John Norman

An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how basic physical principles can be applied to describe interactions between living organisms and their microenvironment. Emphasis is placed on teaching the student how to calculate actual heat and mass transfer rates, rather than just studying the concepts involved. Numerous examples are provided to illustrate many of the principles, and problems are included at the end of each chapter to help the student develop skills in using the equations and to gain an understanding of modern environmental biophysics. The book is an engineering approach to environmental biology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461216261
• Artikelnr.: 44179458

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Rezensionen

Rezensions of the first edition: "an interesting summary of many interesting ideas in environmental physics and biology" American Scientsist "well organized ... recommended as an introductory text for undergraduates" AAAS Science Books and Films "well written and illustrated" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Reviews of the first edition:
"an interesting summary of many interesting ideas in environmental physics and biology" American Scientsist
"well organized ... recommended as an introductory text for undergraduates" AAAS Science Books and Films
"well written and illustrated" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society