Plant Life of the Dolomites Vegetation Structure and Ecology /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Pignatti, Erika (Συγγραφέας), Pignatti, Sandro (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geobiology.; Plant ecology.; Ecology.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Physiology.; Terrestial Ecology.; Biogeosciences.

The landscape and vegetation of the Dolomites have characteristics that are very particular. Some 2300 species live here, about a fifth of the flora in Europe as a whole. This book depicts what the plant cover of the Dolomites is composed of, how it was formed, and what future evolution may bring. T...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Human Habitat
• Natural Forests and Meadows on the Valley Floor and in the Montane Habitat
• The Subalpine Habitat: The Coniferous Forest Belt
• Alpine Vegetation on Granite, Porphyry, and Volcanic Rock
• The Ascent toward the Cliffs: The Screes
• Alpine Vegetation on Dolomite and Limestones
• Synthesis, Data Interpretation and Statistical Calculations
• Conclusions
• Appendix: The Plant Associations of the Dolomites in the Traditional Phytosociological Classification
• Glossary.