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The Biology of Alpine Habitats
Author | : Laszlo Nagy,Georg Grabherr |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2009-03-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780191546570 |
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This book is unique in providing a global overview of alpine (high mountain) habitats that occur above the natural (cold-limited) tree line, describing the factors that have shaped them over both ecological and evolutionary timescales. The broad geographic coverage helps synthesise common features whilst revealing differences in the world's major alpine systems from the Arctic to the Tropics. The words "barren" and "wasteland" have often been applied to describe landscapes beyond the treeline. However, a closer look reveals a large diversity of habitats, assemblages and individual taxa, largely connected to topographic diversity within individual alpine regions. The book considers habitat-forming factors (landforms, energy and climate, hydrology, soils, and vegetation) individually, as well as their composite impacts on habitat characteristics. Evolution and population processes are examined in the context of the responsiveness / resilience of alpine habitats to global change. Finally, a critical assessment of the potential impacts of climate change, atmospheric pollutants and land use is made and related to the management and conservation options available for these unique habitats.
The Biology of Alpine Habitats
Author | : Laszlo Nagy |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:671800718 |
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This book is unique in providing a global overview of alpine (high mountain) habitats that occur above the natural (cold-limited) tree line, describing the factors that have shaped them over both ecological and evolutionary timescales. The broad geographi.
The Biology of Alpine Habitats
Author | : Laszlo Nagy,Georg Grabherr |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2009-03-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780198567035 |
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Environment, ecology, biota function.
Alpine Biodiversity in Europe
Author | : Laszlo Nagy,Georg Grabherr,Christian Körner,Desmond B.A. Thompson |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783642189678 |
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The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, spawned a multitude of pro grammes aimed at assessing, managing and conserving the earth's biological diversity. One important issue addressed at the conference was the mountain environment. A specific feature of high mountains is the so-called alpine zone, i. e. the treeless regions at the uppermost reaches. Though covering only a very small proportion of the land surface, the alpine zone contains a rela tively large number of plants, animals, fungi and microbes which are specifi cally adapted to cold environments. This zone contributes fundamentally to the planet's biodiversity and provides many resources for mountain dwelling as well as lowland people. However, rapid and largely man-made changes are affecting mountain ecosystems, such as soil erosion, losses of habitat and genetic diversity, and climate change, all of which have to be addressed. As stated in the European Community Biodiversity Strategy, "the global scale of biodiversity reduction or losses and the interdependence of different species and ecosystems across national borders demands concerted international action". Managing biodiversity in a rational and sustainable way needs basic knowledge on its qualitative and quantitative aspects at local, regional and global scales. This is particularly true for mountains, which are distributed throughout the world and are indeed hot spots of biodiversity in absolute terms as well as relative to the surrounding lowlands.
Mountain Biodiversity
Author | : Ch. Korner,E.M. Spehn |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2019-09-18 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781000698299 |
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Originally published in 2002, Mountain Biodiversity deals with the biological richness, function and change of mountain environments. The book was birthed from the first global conference on mountain biodiversity and was a contribution to the International Year of Mountains in 2002. The book examines biological diversity as essential for the integrity of mountain ecosystems and argues that this dependency is likely to increase as environmental climates and social conditions change. This book seeks to examine the biological riches of all major mountain ranges, from around the world and using existing knowledge on mountain biodiversity, examines a broad range of research in diversity, including that of plants, animals, human and bacterial diversity. The book also examines climate change and mountain biodiversity as well as land use and conservation.
The Biology of Disturbed Habitats
Author | : Lawrence R. Walker |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780199575299 |
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Providing a global summary of the biology of disturbance ecology, this text offers both the conceptual underpinnings and practical advice required to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing humans. It examines both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats
Author | : David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2019-04-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780192552761 |
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The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating habitat and its biodiversity. It covers a range of biological processes including ecosystem function, evolution and adaptation, community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. The authors draw on a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats. One of the barriers to the study of subterranean biology has been the extraordinarily large number of specialized terms used by researchers; the authors explain these terms clearly and minimize the number that they use. This new edition retains the same 10 chapter structure of the original, but the content has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect the huge increase in publications concerning subterranean biology over the last decade.
Alpine Plants of British Columbia Alberta and Northwest North America
Author | : Andy MacKinnon,Jim Pojar |
Publsiher | : Lone Pine Media BC |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-08-15 |
Genre | : Mountain plants |
ISBN | : 1774510588 |
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"Spectacular wildflower meadows are among the most beautiful yet extreme ecosystems you will find in alpine habitats of nortwest North America. Best-selling authors Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon provide fascinating, comprehensive information on almost 1200 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ruches, sedges and ferns; indluding descriptions of the leaves, flowers, fruit, bark and sizes; common and scientific names; edibility, and Native and traditional uses; climate and ecology of the regionl; habitat, ecology and similar species; diagnostic keys and charts for easy ID; essays packed with engaging information; more than 2000 colour photos, line drawings and maps" --