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100 1 _aWang, Xixi,
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_971102
245 1 0 _aModeling semi-arid water-soil-vegetation systems in a changing climate /
_cXixi Wang.
264 1 _aBristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
_bIOP Publishing,
_c[2022]
300 _a1 online resource (various pagings) :
_billustrations (some color), maps (some color).
336 _atext
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337 _aelectronic
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _a[IOP release $release]
490 1 _aIOP ebooks. [2022 collection]
500 _a"Version: 20220801"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _a1. Overview -- 1.1. Problems and challenges -- 1.2. Hypotheses and questions -- 1.3. Modeling framework -- 1.4. The structure of this book
505 8 _a2. Physical processes -- 2.1. Characteristics of semi-arid ecosystems -- 2.2. Water-heat-carbon cycles -- 2.3. The abiotic and biotic properties of semi-arid soils -- 2.4. Land-atmosphere interactions -- 2.5. Soil water dynamics -- 2.6. Vegetation community composition -- 2.7. Equilibrium and shift -- 2.8. Summary and discussion
505 8 _a3. Conceptualizations -- 3.1. Approximation of semi-arid ecosystems -- 3.2. Ground-surface processes -- 3.3. Rootzone processes -- 3.4. Below-rootzone processes -- 3.5. Plant growth and senescence -- 3.6. Topsoil erosion -- 3.7. Summary and discussion
505 8 _a4. Mathematical models -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Comparisons of existing models -- 4.3. Model selection -- 4.4. Development of new algorithms -- 4.5. Measures of model performance -- 4.6. Model parameterization and calibration -- 4.7. Summary and discussion
505 8 _a5. Case studies -- 5.1. Study sites -- 5.2. Long-term soil moisture responses to climate and livestock grazing -- 5.3. The effects of climate and livestock grazing on precipitation consumption -- 5.4. Topsoil erosion as influenced by climate and vegetation coverage -- 5.5. Retardation effects of a dry soil layer on soil water evaporation -- 5.6. Grass productivity as influenced by climate and livestock grazing -- 5.7. Interactive effects of land use and soil on water and sediment yields -- 5.8. The effects of biocrusts on water balance and soil erosion -- 5.9. Resilience and degradation of semi-arid ecosystems -- 5.10. Summary and general conclusions
505 8 _a6. Overall conclusions and discussion -- 6.1. Major findings -- 6.2. Broad discussion -- 6.3. Further research
505 8 _aAppendix A. Derivation of equation (3.26) -- Appendix B. Derivation of equation (3.35) -- Appendix C. Derivation of the first part of equations (4.13).
520 3 _aWater-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.
521 _aResearchers and graduate students.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
545 _aThe author, Xixi Wang, PhD, PE, Fulbright Scholar, is currently Professor and Graduate Program Director in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He has extensive teaching and research experience in hydrology, hydraulics, and water resources. His current research interests include effects of climate change versus human activity on water resources, water-soil-vegetation nexus and equilibrium in changing climate, and watershed hydrology and stormwater management. He has authored or co-authored a variety of peer-reviewed journal papers, conference presentations, technical reports, books, and book chapters. He has been a registered professional engineer in North Dakota (#5145) since 2003 and Texas (#99798) between 2007 and 2011 and obtained various honours and awards.
588 0 _aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on September 5, 2022).
650 0 _aArid regions
_xMathematical models.
_971103
650 0 _aNature
_xEffect of human beings on
_xMathematical models.
_971104
650 0 _aHuman ecology
_xMathematical models.
_971105
650 0 _aHydrogeological modeling.
_971106
650 7 _aHydrology & the hydrosphere.
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650 7 _aEnvironment and energy.
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_971107
710 2 _aInstitute of Physics (Great Britain),
_epublisher.
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776 0 8 _iPrint version:
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830 0 _aIOP (Series).
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830 0 _aIOP ebooks.
_p2022 collection.
_971109
856 4 0 _uhttps://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-4020-5
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