Alpine Plant Life: Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3540654380 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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It was a delight to read, like a good novel that one is reluctant to set down. From the reviews"This book should be required reading for all ecologists and ecology students. Modern treatment of alpine ecology and the inclusion of tropics and good treatment of tropical alpine environments makes this book unique. the best modern treatment of "functional ecology" of alpine plants. a most impressive and comprehensive, up-to-the-minute book by undoubtedly the world's foremost alpine plant ecologist and ecophysiologist." (New Zealand Journal of Ecology)"The structure of the book and the approach in presenting information make it easy to read. Both the author and the publi
Generations of plant scientists have been fascinated by alpine plant lifean ecosystem that experiences dramatic climatic gradients over a very short distance. Geographically, the book covers all parts of the world including the tropics.. This comprehensive book examines a wide range of topics including alpine climate and soils, plant distribution and the treeline phenomenon, plant stress and development, global change at high elevation, and the human impact on alpine vegetation
and lectured until his appointment as Professor of Botany at the University of Basel (Switzerland) in 1989.. He studied in Innsbruck, where he received his Ph.D. Christian Körner was born 1949 in Salzburg, Austria
"A wonderful book" according to Ferreyra, Marcela. The "Alpine Plant Life" in the most wonderful and complete book about high mountain plant and ecosystems that I have ever read. There you can find every "secret" about the environment and the marvellous plants that grow in the altitude. I congratulate the author who has succeded in turning a scientific book into an easy to read novel. I recommend this book to anyone that wont to enjoy and learn about that impressive world. Marcela Ferreyra, Biologist who works in the High Andean Ecosystem in Patagonia Argentina, author of the book "High Mountain Flowers of the Patagonian Andes".. This is a pirate copy!!! Andres Terrible! I returned this item twice and both copies were pirate copies. The kind of paper, the resolution of the letters, the pictures and hardcover revealed the kind of copy that I received!