Amazonia and Global Change

Michael Keller is the author of Amazonia and Global Change, published by Wiley.

• PrefaceJohn Gash, Michael Keller, Mercedes Bustamante, and Pedro Silva Dias ixSection I: People and Land ChangePeople and Environment in Amazonia: The LBA Experience and Other PerspectivesM. Batistella, D. S. Alves, E. F. Moran, C. Souza Jr., R. Walker, and S. Walsh 1The Changing Rates and Patterns of Deforestation and Land Use in Brazilian AmazoniaDiogenes S. Alves, Douglas C. Morton, Mateus Batistella, Dar A. Roberts, and Carlos Souza Jr 11Selective Logging and Its Relation to DeforestationGregory P. Asner, Michael Keller, Marco Lentini, Frank Merry, and Carlos Souza Jr 25The Spatial Distribution and Interannual Variability of Fire in AmazoniaWilfrid Schroeder, Ane Alencar, Eugenio Arima, and Alberto Setzer 43The Expansion of Intensive Agriculture and Ranching in Brazilian AmazoniaRobert Walker, Ruth DeFries, Maria del Carmen Vera-Diaz, Yosio Shimabukuro, and Adriano Venturieri 61Scenarios of Future Amazonian Landscapes: Econometric and Dynamic Simulation ModelsStephen Perz, Joseph P. Messina, Eustaquio Reis, Robert Walker, and Stephen J. Walsh 83Road Impacts in Brazilian AmazoniaAlexander Pfaff, Alisson Barbieri, Thomas Ludewigs, Frank Merry, Stephen Perz, and Eustaquio Reis 101Small Farmers and Deforestation in AmazoniaEduardo S. Brondízio, Anthony Cak, Marcellus M. Caldas, Carlos Mena, Richard Bilsborrow, Celia T. Futemma, Thomas Ludewigs, Emilio F. Moran, and Mateus Batistella 117Section II: Atmosphere and ClimateUnderstanding the Climate of Amazonia: Progress From LBACarlos A. Nobre, José A. Marengo, and Paulo Artaxo 145Characteristics of Amazonian Climate: Main FeaturesCarlos A. Nobre, Guillermo O. Obregón, José A. Marengo, Rong Fu, and German Poveda 149The Amazonian Boundary Layer and Mesoscale CirculationsA. K. Betts, G. Fisch, C. von Randow, M. A. F. Silva Dias, J. C. P. Cohen, R. da Silva, and D. R. Fitzjarrald 163Natural Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Plants and Their Roles in Oxidant Balance and Particle FormationJürgen Kesselmeier, Alex Guenther, Thorsten Hoffmann, Maria Teresa Piedade, and Jörg Warnke 183Biomass Burning in Amazonia: Emissions, Long-Range Transport of Smoke and Its Regional and Remote ImpactsK. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. O. Andreae, R. Yokelson, and P. Artaxo 207Aerosol Particles in Amazonia: Their Composition, Role in the Radiation Balance, Cloud Formation, and Nutrient CyclesPaulo 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 233Modeling the Regional and Remote Climatic Impact of DeforestationM. A. Silva Dias, R. Avissar, and P. Silva Dias 251EvapotranspirationHumberto R. da Rocha, Antonio O. Manzi, and Jim Shuttleworth 261Global Warming and Climate Change in Amazonia: Climate-Vegetation Feedback and Impacts on Water ResourcesJosé Marengo, Carlos A. Nobre, Richard A. Betts, Peter M. Cox, Gilvan Sampaio, and Luis Salazar 273Section III: Terrestrial EcosystemsBiogeochemistry and Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems of AmazoniaYadvinder Malhi and Eric A. Davidson 293Nutrient Limitations to Secondary Forest RegrowthEric A. Davidson and Luiz A. Martinelli 299The Maintenance of Soil Fertility in Amazonian Managed SystemsFlávio J. Luizão, Philip M. Fearnside, Carlos E. P. Cerri, and Johannes Lehmann 311Sources and Sinks of Trace Gases in Amazonia and the CerradoM. M. C. Bustamante, M. Keller, and D. A. Silva 337The Production, Storage, and Flow of Carbon in Amazonian ForestsYadvinder Malhi, Sassan Saatchi, Cecile Girardin, and Luiz E. O. C. Aragão 355Changes in Amazonian Forest Biomass, Dynamics, and Composition, 1980–2002Oliver L. Phillips, Niro Higuchi, Simone Vieira, Timothy R. Baker, Kuo-Jung Chao, and Simon L. Lewis 373Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes and Amazonian Forest MetabolismScott Saleska, Humberto da Rocha, Bart Kruijt, and Antonio Nobre 389The Regional Carbon BudgetR. A. Houghton, Manuel Gloor, Jon Lloyd, and Christopher Potter 409The Effects of Drought on Amazonian Rain ForestsP. Meir, P. M. Brando, D. Nepstad, S. Vasconcelos, A. C. L. Costa, E. Davidson, S. Almeida, R. A. Fisher, E. D. Sotta, D. Zarin, and G. Cardinot 429Soil Carbon DynamicsSusan Trumbore and Plínio Barbosa de Camargo 451Ecophysiology of Forest and Savanna VegetationJ. Lloyd, M. L. Goulden, J. P. Ometto, S. Patiño, N. M. Fyllas, and C. A. Quesada 463Section IV: Surface WaterSurface Waters in Amazonia: Key Findings and PerspectivesJohn M. Melack, Reynaldo L. Victoria, and Javier Tomasella 485The Role of Rivers in the Regional Carbon BalanceJeffrey E. Richey, Alex V. Krusche, Mark S. Johnson, Hillandia B. da Cunha, and Maria V. Ballester 489Water and Chemical Budgets at the Catchment Scale Including Nutrient Exports From Intact Forests and Disturbed LandscapesJavier Tomasella, Christopher Neill, Ricardo Figueiredo, and Antonio D. Nobre 505Floodplain Ecosystem ProcessesJohn M. Melack, Evlyn M. L. M. Novo, Bruce R. Forsberg, Maria T. F. Piedade, and Laurence Maurice 525Effects of Climatic Variability and Deforestation on Surface Water RegimesMarcos Heil Costa, Michael T. Coe, and Jean Loup Guyot 543Section V: Conclusions and Vision for the FutureResults From LBA and a Vision for Future Amazonian ResearchM. Batistella, P. Artaxo, C. Nobre, M. Bustamante, and F. Luizão 555Index 565