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The Ecology of Recently-deglaciated Terrain - A Geoecological Approach to Glacier Forelands (Paperback)
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The Ecology of Recently-deglaciated Terrain - A Geoecological Approach to Glacier Forelands (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology
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Glacier forelands provide a unique type of field laboratory for the
study of landscape ecology. Their restricted physical size and the
relatively simple ecosystems which they support allow comprehensive
investigations to be carried out, but their particular attraction
is the existence of terrain of increasing age with increasing
distance from a retreating glacier, allowing inference of
ecological change over long time periods. This book provides the
first comprehensive review of the available information on the
ecology of recently-deglaciated terrain and evaluates critically
the methodology currently employed in such studies. The theme
developed is that the ecology of these regions can only be
understood fully by giving due consideration to the role and
interaction of both physical and biological processes in the
development of the landscape. By adopting this geoecological
approach, the spatial variation and dynamics of vegetation and
soils are considered in relation to other aspects of the landscape
such as topographic variation, climate and geomorphic processes. A
geoecological model is thus outlined which provides both a
framework for interpreting the varied ecological nature of glacier
forelands found throughout the world, and also an agenda for future
research.
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