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Informationen zum Autor Michael Keller is the author of Amazonia and Global Change, published by Wiley. Klappentext Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 186 Zusammenfassung Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Amazonia and Global Change synthesizes results of the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) for scientists and students of Earth system science and global environmental change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface John Gash, Michael Keller, Mercedes Bustamante, and Pedro Silva Dias ix Section I: People and Land Change People and Environment in Amazonia: The LBA Experience and Other Perspectives M. Batistella, D. S. Alves, E. F. Moran, C. Souza Jr., R. Walker, and S. Walsh 1 The Changing Rates and Patterns of Deforestation and Land Use in Brazilian Amazonia Diogenes S. Alves, Douglas C. Morton, Mateus Batistella, Dar A. Roberts, and Carlos Souza Jr 11 Selective Logging and Its Relation to Deforestation Gregory P. Asner, Michael Keller, Marco Lentini, Frank Merry, and Carlos Souza Jr 25 The Spatial Distribution and Interannual Variability of Fire in Amazonia Wilfrid Schroeder, Ane Alencar, Eugenio Arima, and Alberto Setzer 43 The Expansion of Intensive Agriculture and Ranching in Brazilian Amazonia Robert Walker, Ruth DeFries, Maria del Carmen Vera-Diaz, Yosio Shimabukuro, and Adriano Venturieri 61 Scenarios of Future Amazonian Landscapes: Econometric and Dynamic Simulation Models Stephen Perz, Joseph P. Messina, Eustaquio Reis, Robert Walker, and Stephen J. Walsh 83 Road Impacts in Brazilian Amazonia Alexander Pfaff, Alisson Barbieri, Thomas Ludewigs, Frank Merry, Stephen Perz, and Eustaquio Reis 101 Small Farmers and Deforestation in Amazonia Eduardo S. Brondízio, Anthony Cak, Marcellus M. Caldas, Carlos Mena, Richard Bilsborrow, Celia T. Futemma, Thomas Ludewigs, Emilio F. Moran, and Mateus Batistella 117 Section II: Atmosphere and Climate Understanding the Climate of Amazonia: Progress From LBA Carlos A. Nobre, José A. Marengo, and Paulo Artaxo 145 Characteristics of Amazonian Climate: Main Features Carlos A. Nobre, Guillermo O. Obregón, José A. Marengo, Rong Fu, and German Poveda 149 The Amazonian Boundary Layer and Mesoscale Circulations A. K. Betts, G. Fisch, C. von Randow, M. A. F. Silva Dias, J. C. P. Cohen, R. da Silva, and D. R. Fitzjarrald 163 Natural Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Plants and Their Roles in Oxidant Balance and Particle Formation Jürgen Kesselmeier, Alex Guenther, Thorsten Hoffmann, Maria Teresa Piedade, and Jörg Warnke 183 Biomass Burning in Amazonia: Emissions, Long-Range Transport of Smoke and Its Regional and Remote Impacts K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. O. Andreae, R. Yokelson, and P. Artaxo 207 Aerosol Particles in Amazonia: Their Composition, Role in the Radiation Balance, Cloud Formation, and Nutrient Cycles Paulo Artaxo, Luciana V. Rizzo, Melina Paixão, Silvia de Lucca, Paulo H. Oliveira, Luciene L. Lara, Kenia T. Wiedemann, Meinrat O. Andreae, Brent Holben, Joel Schafer, Alexandre L. Correia, and Theotônio M. Pauliquevis 233 Modeling the Regional and Remote Climatic Impact of Deforestation M. A. Silva Dias, R. Avissar, and P. Silva Dias 251 Evapotranspiration Humberto R. da Rocha, Antonio O. Manzi, and Jim Shuttleworth 261 Global Warming and Climate Change in Amazonia: Climate-Vegetation Feedback and Impacts on Water Resources José Marengo, Carlos A. Nobre, Richard A. Betts, Peter M. Cox, Gilvan Sampaio, and Luis Salazar 273 Section III: Terrestria...
