Alpine Treelines Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Körner, Christian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Physical geography.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Trees.; Plant physiology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Physiology.; Tree Biology.; Earth System Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

Alpine treelines mark the low-temperature limit of tree growth and occur in mountains world-wide. Presenting a companion to his book Alpine Plant Life, Christian Körner provides a global synthesis of the treeline phenomenon from sub-arctic to equatorial latitudes and a functional explanation based o...