0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R5,000 - R10,000 (1)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 1 of 1 matches in All Departments

Biomes of the Caucasus - A Comprehensive Review (Hardcover): Arnold Gegechkori Biomes of the Caucasus - A Comprehensive Review (Hardcover)
Arnold Gegechkori
R6,609 Discovery Miles 66 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first scientific-educational work in English on this topic. The Caucasus Isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas (38025' and 47015'N, 36030' and 50020'E) is a region in the Northern Hemisphere. It covers an area of approximately 441,000km2. Being a natural bridge between Europe and Asia, the Caucasus is an extraordinary crossroads in terms of its geopolitical status, cultural heritage, and biodiversity. The Caucasus is famous for having some of the richest biodiversity, making it one of the 34 most diverse and endangered biodiversity hotspots in the world. The region occurs from among the lush, broad-leaved forests along the Black Sea coastal area, to the well-expressed nival zone and the deserts of the eastern Caucasus. Flora within the Caucasus is diverse, with about 6,300 species of vascular plants, 1,600 of which are endemic and relict endemics (25.3 %). Biota of the Caucasus has always aroused the interest of scholars. Studies conducted by botanists and zoologists on the biodiversity of the Caucasus started in the beginning of the 18th century. Such research activities were relatively short-term, and based solely on either plant or animal investigations. Long-term, comprehensive (floristic, faunistic, biogeographical) studies of the wilderness of the Caucasus in all biomes and altitudinal zones, and in all vegetation seasons, were carried out by Dr G. Radde in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Dr A. M. Gegechkori in the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries. In the framework of the Caucasus biota, the main target of research activity of Dr. Gegechkori (1962-2018) was psyllids (Insecta; Hemiptera: Psylloidea) - a highly indicative (bio-indicator) group for environmental research. This text aims to provide information for naturalists, concerning the biota of the Caucasus, through its biomes, amd refugial areas and habitats. The work is focused on supplying a datebase for the current presence and distribution of many speceis, with an emphasis on the keastone species, the existance and range of which face major challenges and threats today, caused primarily by human's direct and indirect activity, and global warming. The book incorporates the most recent taxonomic ranking of plants and animals species in the Caucasus, and the regularity and history of its biomes, among other topics. The monograph is also heavily illustrated with mostly original color photos, which reinforce the scientific quality of the text. This book will be of great interest to scholars of life and earth sciences and geographers. As an interdisciplinary work, the monograph provides students of all levels with valuable information on the environmental sciences, which may isnpire them to pursue this topic within natural science, stimulating their research and career choices. Finally, the purpose of the work is to strenghten the readers' awareness of the environmental challenges among the local people of the Caucasus, in light of on-going environmental changes, and the necessity of protection of this region's natural resources.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Mellerware Aquillo Desktop Fan (White…
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970
Cadac Handi Lite Gas Lamp
R599 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950
Wild About You - A 60-Day Devotional For…
John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge Hardcover R299 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460
Rex Dog Potty Patch (43cm x 68cm)
R419 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290
Nuovo - Portable Baby Bed - Cloud
R999 R599 Discovery Miles 5 990
Better Call Saul - Season 1
Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, … Blu-ray disc  (1)
R54 Discovery Miles 540
Complete Snack-A-Chew Iced Dog Biscuits…
R110 R104 Discovery Miles 1 040
Alva 3-Panel Infrared Radiant Indoor Gas…
R1,499 R1,199 Discovery Miles 11 990
Terminator 6: Dark Fate
Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger Blu-ray disc  (1)
R79 Discovery Miles 790
Croxley Desk Cube Holder (Black) - Paper…
 (1)
R37 Discovery Miles 370

 

Partners