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Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

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The hydrologic cycle, driven by solar energy, is the master cycle that drives all other ­biogeochemical cycles. This chapter describes ­ecosystem energy budgets and other controls over the hydrologic cycle.

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  1. Institute of Arctic Biology Department of Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    F. Stuart Chapin III

  2. School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pamela A. Matson

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

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Chapin, F.S., Matson, P.A., Vitousek, P.M. (2011). Water and Energy Balance. In: Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9504-9_4

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