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The Biology of Alpine Habitats
Laszlo Nagy and Georg Grabherr
392 pages
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numerous line and halftone illustrations
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234x156mm
978-0-19-856704-2
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Paperback
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19 March 2009
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- Co-authored by world experts in alpine vegetation science
- Concise and affordable overview providing a complete coverage of the field
- Global range of examples promotes international appeal
- Examines the entire range of biota (microbes, invertebrates, plants and vertebrates) in the context of their physical environment
- Emphasises global change, management and conservation aspects
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.
Readership: This accessible text is suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in ecology and environmental sciences as well as
the many professional ecologists and conservation biologists requiring a concise, authoritative overview of the topic.
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Laszlo Nagy, Escritório Central do LBA , Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia - INPA, Manaus, and Georg Grabherr, Department of Conservation Biology, University of Vienna
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"[A] Unique global overview of alpine habitats." - Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research "[A] comprehensive introduction into the biology of alpine habitats." - Basic and Applied Ecology
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1: Introduction: what is alpine?
2: High mountains in latitude life zones - a worldwide perspective
3: Elevation gradients
4: The alpine environment - energy and climate
5: Habitat creating factors: landforms, hydrology, and soils
6: Alpine terrestrial habitats and community types / assemblages
7: Biogeography, adaptation and evolution of alpine organisms
8: Temporal and spatial dynamics
9: Global change impacts on alpine habitats: climate and nitrogen deposition
10: Land use and conservation of alpine landscapes, ecosystems, and species
11: Concluding remarks
References
Index
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