Psammic Peinobiomes - Nutrient-Limited Ecosystems of the Upper Orinoco and Rio Negro Basins (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

The book represents a multidisciplinary approach to understanding soil–landscape–vegetation relationships and, specifically, the ecophysiology of plant communities developing on sandy soils of very low fertility that are subject to seasonal flooding. It provides an overview of the white sand ecosystems within the Amazon basin, and focuses on the forest and herbaceous (meadows) vegetation growing on the dystrophic sandy soils of the upper Negro and Orinoco river basins. Several chapters describe physiographic aspects of the study area using integrated remote sensing and in situ sampling. By doing so they attain a comprehensive description of the origin and evolution of soils and landscapes, an advanced classification of soils, and a mapping of the geographic distribution of psammophilous vegetation. This volume also provides a phytosociological classification of extensive forested areas, and a detailed description of the structure and diversity of little-known herbaceous formations.It targets professionals in the fields of ecology, ecophysiology, geomorphology, soils, vegetation, and the environmental sciences. The information it offers may be of significant use to researchers, protected area planners, and environmental policy makers.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Ecological Studies, 247
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Joseph Alfred Zinck • Otto Huber • Pedro García Montero • Ernesto Medina
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	541
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-120798-3
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	3-03-120798-X
Barcode:	9783031207983

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