Richter, M. (2014): <b>Microclimate in the Tropics</b>. In: Michael Koehl, Laszlo Pancel (eds.): <i>Tropical Forestry Handbook</i> ( ), Springer, Heidelberg.
Resource Description
Title:
Microclimate in the Tropics
FOR816dw ID:
1390
Publication Date:
2014-11-30
License and Usage Rights:
PAK 823-825 data user agreement. (www.tropicalmountainforest.org/dataagreementp3.do)
Resource Owner(s):
Individual:
Michael Richter
Contact:
email:
sairecabur <at> web.de
University Erlangen
Institute for Geography FAU
Kochstr. 4/4
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Abstract:
Microclimatic differences between site conditions of forest ecosystems and farmlands are accented to clarify the significant importance of tree canopies for ecosystem services and agroforestry. An analyis of the climate within a tropical rainforest and its impact on epiphytic structure is given by Fig. 2. After forest conversion into farmland, radiation turnovers and energy flows as well as precipitation rates change dramatically (Figs. 3 and 4). Furthermore, clear-cuts of tropical forests enhance in destructive erosion processes during tropical downpours (Figs. 5, 6, and 8), which can reach impressive amounts during hurricane events (Fig. 7).
Keywords:
| Buffer effects - Energy balance - Forest climate - Land conversion - Radiation turnover - Regional c |
