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Modeling semi-arid water-soil-vegetation systems in a changing climate /
Water-soil-vegetation dynamic nexuses affect, and are affected by, both human activity and climate change. Inappropriate land management practices can result in soil and vegetation degradation, which in turn will likely alter natural hydrologic processes, leading to more frequent and severe flooding...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
IOP Publishing,
[2022]
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| Colección: | IOP (Series). Release 22.
IOP ebooks. 2022 collection. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Water-soil-vegetation dynamic nexuses affect, and are affected by, both human activity and climate change. Inappropriate land management practices can result in soil and vegetation degradation, which in turn will likely alter natural hydrologic processes, leading to more frequent and severe flooding and drought. In response, an altered hydrologic condition tends to prompt soil erosion by wind and water, which can cause further vegetation degradation or even loss. Such nexuses will likely become more interwoven in changing climate because the non-stationary climate can further deteriorate the already-altered hydrologic condition. So far, our understanding is incomplete regarding how such nexuses maintain or break equilibriums between water, soil, and/or vegetation in terms of eco-environmental resilience. This book: 1) conceptualises the interrelated physical processes of water-soil-vegetation systems; 2) introduces mathematical models for simulating the processes; and 3) develops a variety of modelling cases of selected systems across the world. |
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| Notas: | "Version: 20220801"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). Also available in print. |
| Público: | Researchers and graduate students. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780750340205 9780750340199 |