Keywords:
hydrological modeling
;
ecological modeling
;
model coupling
;
flexible model toolkits
;
hydro-biogeochemistry
;
climate and land use change
;
erosion
;
biodiversity
Description / Table of Contents:
Water is not only an interesting object to be studied on its own, it also is an important component driving almost all ecological processes occurring in our landscapes. Plant growth depends on soil water content, as well is nutrient turnover by microbes. Water shapes the environment by erosion and sedimentation. Species occur or are lost depending on hydrological conditions, and many infectious diseases are water-borne.
Modeling the complex interactions of water and ecosystem processes requires the prediction of hydrological fluxes and stages on the one side and the coupling of the ecosystem process model on the other. While much effort has been given to the development of the hydrological model theory in recent decades, we have just begun to explore the difficulties that occur when coupled model applications are being set up.
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 322 Seiten)
Edition:
Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Water
ISBN:
9783038422129
URL:
http://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/215
Language:
English
