The Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin

• 1. The Relevance of Biogeochemistry to Amazon Development ; 2. General Characteristics and Variability of Climate in the Amazon Basin and its Links to the Global Climate System ; 3. The Atmospheric Component of Biogeochemical Cycles in the Amazon Basin ; 4. Soil versus Biological Controls on Nutrient Cycling in Terra Firme Forests ; 5. Nutrient Cycling as a Function of Landscape and Biotic Characteristics in the Cerrados of Central Brazil ; 6. Linking Biogeochemical Cycles to Cattle Pasture Management and Sustainability in The Amazon Basin ; 7. Nutrient Considerations in the Use of Silviculture for Land Development and Rehabilitation in the Amazon ; 8. Extractive Reserves and Participatory Research as Factors in the Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin ; 9. The Recovery of Biomass, Nutrient Stocks, and Deep-Soil Functions in Secondary Forests ; 10. The Interface Between Economics and Nutrient Cycling in Amazon Land Development ; 11. Carbon Storage in Biomass and Soils ; 12. Terrestrial Inputs to Amazon Streams and Internal Biogeochemical Processing ; 13. Geo-ecological Controls on Elemental Fluxes in Communities of Higher Plants in Amazonian floodplains ; 14. Biogeochemistry of Amazon Floodplain Lakes and Associated Wetlands ; 15. Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Mainstream Amazon River ; 16. Trace Elements in the Mainstream Amazon River ; 17. Biogeochemical Processes on the Amazon Shelf: Changes in Dissolved and Particulate Fluxes During River/Ocean Mixing

I found this book fascinating, well written and readable, yet full of facts and figures regarding carbon flows, nutrient flows, water quality and interactions with the atmosphere. I would strongly recommend it for every library, and for anyone interested in the reported environmental changes associated with the Amazon forests.