Скачать или смотреть [3]A Ecohydroclimatological research: The case for geomorphology. 3A: Ecohydrology

Ecohydrology is the study of ecosystems in relation to the hydrologic cycle. Plants cannot exist without water (the realm of ecology), and water cannot exist without plants (the realm of hydrobiology). Therefore, the question arises: How much water do plants need? Or, conversely, given a region with a certain amount of water, what types of plants are more likely to colonize the region? Note that ecohydrology may be confused with hydroecology, although there is a slight difference in emphasis.

Ecohydrology makes use of concepts of ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, and climatology to develop relations between water and the components of the natural environment. Ecology determines the possible types of biomes. Hydrology determines the amount of available water, in its various forms, generally including surface water, unsaturated subsurface water (vadose zone) and saturated subsurface water (groundwater proper). Geomorphology uses the force of gravity to relate the existing biomes with the available water, under given spatial and temporal scales. Climatology seeks to explain spatial relations at local and regional scales.
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