Abstract
The terrestrial biosphere interacts with the atmosphere through exchanges of trace gases and of energy. These interactions are bidirectional, with atmospheric conditions modifying ecological controls of trace gas and energy exchange, and the very exchanges feeding back to affect atmospheric chemistry and climate. This article addresses the role of biosphere-atmosphere material and energy exchange in atmospheric processes, the biological processes involved, and how biotic responses to ongoing and future global changes could influence the future chemical and radiative balance of the atmosphere.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 132-140 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123822260 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123822253 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Acid rain
- Biodiversity
- Biosphere-atmosphere
- Climate change
- Energy exchange
- Global environmental change
- Land use change
- Nitrogen deposition
- Rising atmospheric CO
- Species invasions
- Trace gases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy