The Far North Plant Biodiversity and Ecology of Yakutia /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Troeva, Elena I. (Editor), Isaev, A. P. (Editor), Cherosov, M.M (Editor), Karpov, N. S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Plant and Vegetation, 3
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Climate change.; Biodiversity.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

Outside Russia very little is known about the terrestrial ecology, vegetation, biogeographical patterns, and biodiversity of the enormously extensive ecosystems of Yakutia, Siberia. These systems are very special in that they function on top of huge layers of permafrost and are exposed to very sever...

Table of Contents:

• Natural Conditions
• Flora of Yakutia: Composition and Ecological Structure
• Vegetation of Yakutia: Elements of Ecology and Plant Sociology
• Vegetation and Human Activity
• Insect Impact on Vegetation
• Structural and Functional Peculiarities of the Plants of Yakutia
• Nature Conservation Status and Its Prospects.