Biology of Alpine Habitats
| AUTHOR | Nagy, Laszlo; Grabherr, Georg |
| PUBLISHER | OUP Oxford (05/25/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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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 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.
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ISBN-13:
9780198567042
ISBN-10:
0198567049
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
390
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 0.70 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Biological Diversity
Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
Dewey Decimal:
577.538
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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 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.
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