Laszlo Nagy: Biology of Alpine Habitats

Cover: 9780198567042 | Biology of Alpine Habitats | Laszlo Nagy (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 2009

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Beschreibung

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 synthesize 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 tree line. However, a closer look reveals a large diversity of habitats, assemblages and individual taxa in the alpine zone, largely connected to topographic diversity within individual alpine regions.

Über den Autor

Laszlo Nagy obtained his first degree in Hungary before moving to the University of Stirling, Scotland, where he obtained his Ph.D. and went on to work as a Post-doctoral research fellow. He is currently an independent researcher at EcoScience Scotland and is affilliated with the Department of Conservation Biology, University of Vienna. He is editor of Plant Ecology and Diversity, the journal of the Botanical Society of Scotland.

Georg Grabherr studied at the University of Innsbruck where he stayed on to become assistant professor. In 1986 he moved to the University of Vienna as a Professor of Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Biology. He has over 150 publications and sits on numerous Advisory Boards and Committees.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780198567042
ISBN-10:	0198567049
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Nagy, Laszlo Grabherr, Georg
Hersteller:	OUP Oxford
Maße:	234 x 156 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Laszlo Nagy (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.03.2009
Gewicht:	0,591 kg

Artikel-ID: 108624180

Über den Autor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780198567042
ISBN-10:	0198567049
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Nagy, Laszlo Grabherr, Georg
Hersteller:	OUP Oxford
Maße:	234 x 156 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Laszlo Nagy (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.03.2009
Gewicht:	0,591 kg