Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems - Part 1 Plants and Microorganisms (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975)

The term Fennoscandia is used to denote Finland and the Scandinavian peninsula, which comprises Norway and Sweden and sometimes also neigh bouring districts of the USSR. The western part of the Scandinavian peninsula is mountainous with peaks mostly within the range 1000-2000 m above sea level. Permafrost is not usually found in the southern districts of these alpine zones, but occurs in the northeastern part of Fennoscandia in mire, even at a low elevation. If tundra is defined as areas of permafrost, only very limited regions of Fennoscandia could be included. However, in the present volumes, we have used the word tundra in a broader sense as approximating areas with mean annual air 0 temperature below 0 C at meteorological standard height (1.5-2 m); it is often used in this sense in North America. This usage allows all alpine zones to be included, along with the subalpine birch zone and certain open subarctic woodland ("forest tundra" in Russian usage)."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Ecological Studies, 16
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	1975
Editors:	Frans Emil Wielgolaski
Associate editors:	P. Kallio • T Rosswall
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-80939-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General
LSN:	3-642-80939-1
Barcode:	9783642809392

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