Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem - Niwot Ridge, Colorado

Zusatztext Overall, this is an important and sophisticated effort involving much data collection under sometimes extremely severe conditions for both observers and instruments. Many of the chapters could stand alone as significant contributions in their own disciplines; together they render this one of the most impressive syntheses available of an alpine ecosystem. Klappentext This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful laboratory for asking more general ecological questions, because it offers large environmental change over relatively short distances. Factors such as macroclimate, microclimate, soil conditions, biota, and various biological factors change on differing scales, allowing insight into the relative contributions of the different factors on ecological outcomes. Zusammenfassung This book provides a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful laboratory for asking more general ecological questions, because it offers large environmental change over relatively short distances. Factors such as macroclimate, microclimate, soil conditions, biota, and various biological factors change on differing scales, allowing insight into the relative contributions of the different factors on ecological outcomes.

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• Authors: William D. Bowman, William D. Seastedt Bowman
• Assisted by: William D. Bowman (Editor), Bowman William D. (Editor), Timothy R. Seastedt (Editor), Timothy R. (both Professors in the Department of Environmental Seastedt (Editor), Seastedt Timothy R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2001
• EAN: 9780195117288
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511728-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series; Long Term Ecological Research; The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series; Long-Term Ecological Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Applied ecology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Plant Ecology, Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences, Botany and plant sciences