This classic text discusses radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation, surveying methods for the study of photosynthesis in plants and energy budgets in animals — an excellent resource for a variety of fields, particularly ecology, agronomy, forestry, botany, and zoology. "Coherent and comprehensible." — The American Biology Teacher. 174 figures. 30 tables.
Table of Contents for Biophysical Ecology
1. Introduction
2. Energy and Energy Budgets
3. Application to Plants
4. Application to Animals
5. Radiation Laws, Units, and Definitions
6. Solar Radiation
7. Longwave and Total Radiation
8. Spectral Characteristics of Radiation and Matter