Alpine plant life : functional plant ecology of high mountain ecosystems | Körner, Christian
Alpine plant life : functional plant ecology of high mountain ecosystems
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Author: Körner, Christian
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Added Date: 2015-12-30
Publication Date: 1999
Language: eng
Subjects: Mountain plants, Mountain plants
Publishers: Berlin ; New York : Springer
Collections: folkscanomy miscellaneous, folkscanomy, additional collections
ISBN Number: 3540650547, 3540654380
Pages Count: 600
PPI Count: 600
PDF Count: 1
Total Size: 572.05 MB
PDF Size: 69.5 MB
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Edition: 2nd ed.
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Alpine Plant Life: Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems
Author: Professor Dr. Christian Körner
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 978-3-540-65438-4
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-98018-3
Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-329) and indexes
Mode of access: Internet
Author: Professor Dr. Christian Körner
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 978-3-540-65438-4
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-98018-3
Table of Contents:
- Plant ecology at high elevations
- The alpine life zone
- Alpine climate
- The climate plants experience
- Life under snow: protection and limitation
- Alpine soils
- Alpine treelines
- Climatic stress
- Water relations
- Mineral nutrition
- Uptake and loss of carbon
- Carbon investments
- Growth dynamics
- Cell division and tissue formation
- Plant biomass production
- Plant reproduction
- Global change at high elevation
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-329) and indexes
Mode of access: Internet