Global Change and Protected Areas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Visconti, Guido (Editor), Beniston, Martin (Editor), Iannorelli, Emilio D. (Editor), Barba, Diego (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 9
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Hydrogeology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Environmental Management.

High mountains can be considered as particularly appropriate environments to detect effects ofclimate change on natural biocoenoses in a global scale for the following reasons: Firstly, ecosystems at the l- temperature limits of plant life are generally thought to be especially sensitive to climate...