Alpine Plant Life
Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems
by Christian Körner
343 pages· 2013· ISBN 9783642980183
About
Generations of plant scientists have been fascinated by alpine plant lifean ecosystem that experiences dramatic climatic gradients over a very short distance. This comprehensive book examines a wide range of topics including alpine climate and soils, plant distribution and the treeline phenomenon, plant stress and development, global change at high elevation, and the human impact on alpine vegetation. Geographically, the book covers all parts of the world including the tropics.
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