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Principles and measurements in environmental biology
Title:
Principles and measurements in environmental biology
Author:
Woodward, F. I., author.
ISBN:
9780408106375
9781483162942
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Front cover; Principles and Measurements in Environmental Biology; Copyrights Page; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction to the effects of the environment on biological organisms; Solar radiation; Temperature; Water; Atmospheric pressure; Air flow; Carbon dioxide; References and bibliography; Chapter 2. Radiation; Introduction; Electromagnetic or wave theory of radiation; Quantum theory of radiation; Applications of light theories; Some general definitions concerning radiation; Light and growth; Crops and their radiation environment
TurbulenceWind profiles; Eddy diffusion and vertical transport in the lower atmosphere; Friction velocity; Mixing length; Transfer coefficients; The resistance analogue; Logarithmic wind profiles; The aerodynamic method of estimating flux densities; Effects of temperature; The influence of temperature gradients on buoyancy; Monin-Obukhov stability function; Bowen-ratio method of estimating flux densities; The Monteith-modified Penman equation; References and bibliography; Chapter 6. Sampling; Introduction; Spatial sampling; Temporal sampling; References and bibliography; Chapter 7. Errors
IntroductionTypes of variation; Estimation of mean of data and scatter about the mean; Standard error and confidence limits; Calibration problems; Repeatability and accuracy; Some examples of measurement errors; Summary of equations; References and bibliography; Chapter 8. Transducers; Introduction; Temperature; Radiation; Water; Wind speed; Wind direction; Carbon dioxide; Atmospheric pressure; References and bibliography; Chapter 9. Display and recording devices; Introduction; Techniques for linking transducers to translation devices; Translation devices; Electrical translators; Interfaces
Analogue devicesDecisions; References and bibliography; Chapter 10. Practical applications; Introduction; Case study 1: barley and its environment; Case study 2: ammonia fluxes; Case study 3: the design of an enclosure; References and bibliography; Chapter 11. Growth analysis; Introduction; Primary model; Secondary model; Tertiary model; Curve fitting; References and bibliography; Appendix:; References; Index
Abstract:
Principles and Measurements in Environmental Biology aims to provide an understanding of some important physical principles and their application in biology. The book also aims to describe how instruments utilizing these principles can be used to measure biological and environmental processes and their interactions. This book covers the effects of the environment on biological organisms; the application of theories of radiation, kinetic theory, gas laws, and diffusion in biology; and water and its properties. The relation of plants with atmosphere near the ground is also discussed. This book a.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780408106375Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QH541 .W66 1983 | 1180620-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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