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An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics
Product Review 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 Product Description This book describes the physical microenvironment of living organisms. It presents a simplified discussion of heat and mass transfer models and applies them to exchange processes between organisms and their surroundings. Emphasis is placed on teaching the student how to calculate actual transfer rates, rather than just studying the principles 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. Reader Reviews This text is an excellent companion for anybody dealing with transfers of energy and water in the biosphere, particularly at the plant-canopy level. Badly needed since the only comparable textbook is Monteith & Unsworth - a little outdated and more physically based than this one, which is more bio-oriented and includes current remote sensing use. Excellent reference, and well organized course textbook. There are some mistakes but I know of a second edition appearing this year which will correct them. Comment | | (Report this)
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