Index
Above-canopy irrigation, 342
Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP), 31-43
errors associated with estimates of, 37-41
fast turnover ecosystems, 33-36
optimal methodology, 41
slow turnover ecosystems, 33-36
Absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR)
constraints on conversion to biomass, 46
definition, 45
NPP algorithm, 50
relation to NDVI, 45
Absorbents, 241
Acer, 154, 342, 344
Acetylene inhibition technique, 92, 253
Acidification. See also Atmospheric deposition;
Hydrogen ions; pH
acid rain, 265
aquatic ecosystems, 330-340
chemistry of, 331
experiments, large-scale, 334-338
experiments, smaller-scale, 332-333
recovery, 335
Acridine orange (AO), 140-141
Adaptive management, 314
ADAR,13
Advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection
radiometer (ASTER), 14
Advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASAR), 17
Advection/decomposition model, 133
Advective transport, 236
Aerial photography, 11-13, 22
Aerial remote sensing, 12-18
Aerodynamic method, 166, 167, 269
Aerosols, 265-266, 268, 269, 353
Agriculture, 291-292, 341. See also Crops
Air
density of, 170
EMEP,367
FATI, 362
interface with soil, 236-242
interface with water, 239-241
Airborne laser profiling systems, 19
Airborne synthetic aperture radar systems, 19
Aircraft-based techniques, 19, 175-176,242
Albedo, MODIS sampling, 14
Algae, 318, 391, 399. See also Planktonic systems
Aluminum (AI), 269, 292, 299, 334
Amazon Boundary Layer Experiments (ABLE-2A and
B), 244
Amino acids, 144
Aminopeptidases, 145
Ammonia (NH3)' 221
bacterial nitrate reduction, 91
chemical inhibitors of assimilation, 218
mechanism of adsorption, 269
methods of analysis, 243
plant emissions, 241
in the redox sequence, 86-87
trapping of, 241
volatilization, 253, 296
Ammonia accumulation in closed incubations,
90
Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), 297
Ammonium ions (NHt)
atmospheric deposition, 270
canopy uptake and leaching, 251
fixation on minerals, 297
nutrient addition experiments, 294
production by decomposition, 104
Ammonium nitrate (NH4N03), 297
Ammonium sulfate [(NH4hS04], 269
Amynthas agrestis, 322
Amynthas hawayanus, 322
Anaerobic respiration, inhibitors of, 218
Analysis phase, ecosystem modeling, 381
Anderson model, 397-404
407
Above-canopy irrigation, 342
Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP), 31-43
errors associated with estimates of, 37-41
fast turnover ecosystems, 33-36
optimal methodology, 41
slow turnover ecosystems, 33-36
Absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR)
constraints on conversion to biomass, 46
definition, 45
NPP algorithm, 50
relation to NDVI, 45
Absorbents, 241
Acer, 154, 342, 344
Acetylene inhibition technique, 92, 253
Acidification. See also Atmospheric deposition;
Hydrogen ions; pH
acid rain, 265
aquatic ecosystems, 330-340
chemistry of, 331
experiments, large-scale, 334-338
experiments, smaller-scale, 332-333
recovery, 335
Acridine orange (AO), 140-141
Adaptive management, 314
ADAR,13
Advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection
radiometer (ASTER), 14
Advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASAR), 17
Advection/decomposition model, 133
Advective transport, 236
Aerial photography, 11-13, 22
Aerial remote sensing, 12-18
Aerodynamic method, 166, 167, 269
Aerosols, 265-266, 268, 269, 353
Agriculture, 291-292, 341. See also Crops
Air
density of, 170
EMEP,367
FATI, 362
interface with soil, 236-242
interface with water, 239-241
Airborne laser profiling systems, 19
Airborne synthetic aperture radar systems, 19
Aircraft-based techniques, 19, 175-176,242
Albedo, MODIS sampling, 14
Algae, 318, 391, 399. See also Planktonic systems
Aluminum (AI), 269, 292, 299, 334
Amazon Boundary Layer Experiments (ABLE-2A and
B), 244
Amino acids, 144
Aminopeptidases, 145
Ammonia (NH3)' 221
bacterial nitrate reduction, 91
chemical inhibitors of assimilation, 218
mechanism of adsorption, 269
methods of analysis, 243
plant emissions, 241
in the redox sequence, 86-87
trapping of, 241
volatilization, 253, 296
Ammonia accumulation in closed incubations,
90
Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), 297
Ammonium ions (NHt)
atmospheric deposition, 270
canopy uptake and leaching, 251
fixation on minerals, 297
nutrient addition experiments, 294
production by decomposition, 104
Ammonium nitrate (NH4N03), 297
Ammonium sulfate [(NH4hS04], 269
Amynthas agrestis, 322
Amynthas hawayanus, 322
Anaerobic respiration, inhibitors of, 218
Analysis phase, ecosystem modeling, 381
Anderson model, 397-404
407