Dryland Ecohydrology

Preface. 1. Ecohydrology of Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems: An Introduction Paolo D'Odorico and Amilcare Porporato Part I: Fundamental Processes And Interactions In The Soil-Climate-Vegetation System 2. Soil Physical Properties, Processes, and Associated Root-Soil Interactions Jan W Hopmans 3. Soil Moisture Dynamics in Water-Limited Ecosystems Paolo D'Odorico and Amilcare Porporato 4. Ecophysiology of Plants in Dry Environments Leonardo Lombardini 5. Hydrologic Controls on Water Vapor and Carbon Fluxes in Semiarid Regions John D. Albertson, ChristopherA. Williams, Todd M Scanlon, and Nicola Montaldo 6. Interactions and Feedbacks between Climate and Dryland Vegetations Yongkang Xue Part II: Hydrogeomorphology Of Arid And Semiarid Landscapes 7. Controls on Patterns of Soil Moisture in Arid and Semiarid Systems Rodger Grayson, Andrew W. Western, Durga D. Kandel, JusUn F. Costelloe, and Davidi. Wilson 8. The History and Evolution of Desert Hydrology and Landforms: The Role of Climate Change Andrew S. Goudie 9. Hydroclimatology of Wind Erosion in Arid and Semiarid Environments Wim M. Cornelis 10. Hydrological and Geomorphological Significance of Riparian Vegetation in Drylands Carlo Camporeale, Paolo Perona, and Luca Ridolfi Part III: Ecohydrologic Controls On Nutrient Cycling 11. Modeling of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems Stafano Manzoni, Paolo D'Odorico, and Amilcare Porporato 12. Interactions of Water and Nitrogen on Primary Productivity across Spatial and Temporal Scales in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems Howard E. Epstein, Jose M. Paruelo, Gervasio Pineiro, Ingrid C. Burke, William K. Lauenroth, and John E. Barrett 13. Interactions between Water Availability and Nutrient Cycling in Dry Tropical ForestsLarissa Read and Deborah Lawrence 14. Biogenic Emissions of Nitric Oxide and Nitrous Oxide from Arid andSemiarid LandFranz X. Meixner and Wen X. Yang Part IV: Disturbances And Patterns In Arid And Semiarid Ecosystems 15. Pattern and Process in Savanna EcosystemsKelly K Caylor and Herman H. Shugart 16. Fire Regimes in Dryland LandscapesChristelle Hely and SamuelAlleaume 17. Termites as Mediators of the Water Economy of Arid Savanna Ecosystems J. Scott Turner 18. Understanding Global Desertification: Biophysical and Socio-Economic Dimensions of Hydrology Fernando T. Maestre, James F. Reynolds, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Jeff Herrick, and Mark Stafford Smith ContributorsIndex