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The Biology of Alpine Habitats (Paperback)
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The Biology of Alpine Habitats (Paperback)
Series: Biology of Habitats
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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.
The book considers habitat-forming factors (landforms, energy and
climate, hydrology, soils, and vegetation) individually, as well as
their composite impacts on habitat characteristics. Evolution and
population processes are examined in the context of the
responsiveness/resilience of alpine habitats to global change.
Finally, a critical assessment fo the potential impacts of climate
change, atmospheric pollutants and land use is made and related to
the management and conservation options available for these unique
habitats.
Interest in mountains continues to grow as their resource
importance is increasingly recognized. This accessible text is
suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate students taking
courses in ecology and environmental sciences as well as the many
professional ecologists and conservation biologists requiring a
concise, authoritative overview of the topic.
Each of the books in the Oxford Biology of Habitats Series
introduces a different habitat, and gives an integrated overview of
the design, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of the organisms
found there. The practical aspects of working within each habitat,
the sorts of studies that are possible, and habitat biodiversity
and conservation status are all explored.
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