Biogeochemical Cycles

Elements move through Earth's critical zone along interconnected pathways that are strongly influenced by fluctuations in water and energy. The biogeochemical cycling of elements is inextricably linked to changes in climate and ecological disturbances, both natural and man-made.

Biogeochemical Cycles: Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact examines the influences and effects of biogeochemical elemental cycles in different ecosystems in the critical zone.

Volume highlights include:

• Impact of global change on the biogeochemical functioning of diverse ecosystems

• Biological drivers of soil, rock, and mineral weathering

• Natural elemental sources for improving sustainability of ecosystems

• Links between natural ecosystems and managed agricultural systems

• Non-carbon elemental cycles affected by climate change

• Subsystems particularly vulnerable to global change

The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

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Book Review: http://www.elementsmagazine.org/archives/e16_6/e16_6_dep_bookreview.pdf

Auteur

Katerina Dontsova, University of Arizona, USA Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, Hartwick College, USA Gaël Le Roux, National Center for Scientific Research, France

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GEOPHYSICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES Biogeochemical Cycles Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact Elements move through Earth's critical zone along interconnected pathways that are strongly influenced by fluctuations in water and energy. The biogeochemical cycling of elements is inextricably linked to changes in climate and ecological disturbances, both natural and man-made. Biogeochemical Cycles: Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact examines the influences and effects of biogeochemical elemental cycles in different ecosystems in the critical zone. Volume highlights include:

• Impact of global change on the biogeochemical functioning of diverse ecosystems
• Biological drivers of soil, rock, and mineral weathering
• Natural elemental sources for improving sustainability of ecosystems
• Links between natural ecosystems and managed agricultural systems
• Non-carbon elemental cycles affected by climate change
• Subsystems particularly vulnerable to global change The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

Contenu
Contributors vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Part I: Biological Weathering

1. Biological Weathering in the Terrestrial System: An Evolutionary Perspective 3
   Dragos G. Zaharescu, Carmen I. Burghelea, Katerina Dontsova, Christopher T. Reinhard, Jon Chorover, and Rebecca Lybrand

2. Plants as Drivers of Rock Weathering 33
   Katerina Dontsova, Zsuzsanna BaloghBrunstad, and Jon Chorover

3. Microbial Weathering of Minerals and Rocks in Natural Environments 59
   Toby Samuels, Casey Bryce, Hanna Landenmark, Claire Marie-Loudon, Natasha Nicholson, Adam H. Stevens, and Charles Cockell

4. Micro and Nanoscale Techniques to Explore Bacteria and Fungi Interactions with Silicate Minerals 81
   Zsuzsanna BaloghBrunstad, Kyle Smart, Alice Dohnalkova, Loredana Saccone, and Mark M. Smits

5. Modeling Microbial Dynamics and Heterotrophic Soil Respiration: Effect of Climate Change 103
   Elsa Abs and R*égis Ferrière*

Part II: Elemental Cycles

6. Critical Zone Biogeochemistry: Linking Structure and Function 133
   Bryan Moravec and Jon Chorover

7. Tracking the Fate of Plagioclase Weathering Products: Pedogenic and Human Influences 151
   Scott W. Bailey

8. Small Catchment Scale Molybdenum Isotope Balance and its Implications for Global Molybdenum Isotope Cycling 163
   Thomas N**35;gler, MarieClaire Pierret, Andrea Voegelin, Thomas Pettke, Lucas Aschwanden, and Igor Villa

9. Trace Metal Legacy in Mountain Environments: A View from the Pyrenees Mountains 191
   Ga*ël Le Roux, Sophia V. Hansson, Adrien Claustres, Stéphane Binet, François De Vleeschouwer, Laure Gandois, Florence Mazier, Anaelle Simonneau, Roman Teisserenc, Deonie Allen, Thomas Rosset, Marilen Haver, Luca Da Ros, Didier Galop, Pilar Durantez, Anne Probst, Jose Miguel Sánchez-Pérez, Sabine Sauvage, Pascal Laffaille, Séverine Jean, Dirk S. Schmeller, Lluis Camarero, Laurent Marquer, and Stephen Lofts*

10. Poised to Hindcast and Earthcast the Effect of Climate on the Critical Zone: Shale Hills as a Model 207
    Pamela L. Sullivan, Li Li, Yves Godd*éris, and Susan L. Brantley*

Part III: Frontier and Managed Ecosystems

11. Importance of the Collection of Abundant GroundTruth Data for Accurate Detection of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Vegetation by Satellite Remote Sensing 225
    Shin Nagai, Kenlo Nishida Nasahara, Tomoko Kawaguchi Akitsu, Taku M. Saitoh, and Hiroyuki Muraoka

12. Biogeochemical Cycling of RedoxSensitive Elements in PermafrostAffected Ecosystems 245
    Elizabeth Herndon, Lauren KinsmanCostello, and Sarah Godsey

13. Anthropogenic Interactions with Rock Varnish 267
    Ronald I. Dorn

14. Cycling of Natural Sources of Phosphorus and Potassium for Environmental Sustainability 285
    Biraj B. Basak, Ashis Maity, and Dipak R. Biswas

15. Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Biogeochemical Cycles: Challenges and Opportunities 301
    Katerina Dontsova, Zsuzsanna BaloghBrunstad, and Ga*ël Le Roux*

Index 307